Auctions: comic books 1948

Funny Stuff (1944) 40 Coverless

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Fenimore tries to borrow money so he can take Gertrude out; Dunbar sells him a truth serum so he can find out which of his friends are lying when they say they don't have any money. Wheaties ad featuring Bobby Dodd. Erector set ad with offer for free copy of Superman at the Gilbert Hall of Science. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; The cubs try to bilk Blackie out of all of his tomatoes. Untitled story starring J. Rufus Lion and Mortimer Ratt, art by Rube Grossman. "The Whale Who Wanted to Fly" Giggle Toons story starring Ziggy Updike, script and art by Howie Post. Lionel Trains ad. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; The boys gag Blabber Mouse but he tells Whiskers about their party anyway. "The Law of the Mounties" starring The Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer; Dunbar is a Mountie and Fenimore is Dangerous Dan. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 103 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4427463002

Cover art by John Celardo. "The Phantoms of Lost Lagoon," art by John Celardo; Treasure hunters seek the ship of the Emperor Khan; Kaänga locates the ship but the hunters believe that there is no treasure on board; One of the hunters is killed by a rhinoceros and Kaänga kills the other. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; A hunting cheetah escapes from his masters and is befriended by Simba; The two of them free the animals captured by the cheetah's masters. David Livingstone biography, art by George Evans. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; A young man infiltrates the lancers and frees his brother from the fort jail; The brother, Unganda Bill, and his accomplice, T'Gara, go on an ivory raid but are captured by Terry and the lancers with help from Bill's brother. Untitled story, art by Frank Doyle; The Scepter of Guru, a sacred object, is stolen from a village in Wambi's jungle and winds up with Ogg; The villagers seize Ogg and prepare to sacrifice him for profaning their sacred scepter. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Priestess Zotara rigs King N'Mongo's annual kingship ritual to cause N'Mongo's death and her own ascension to the throne. Tabu re-enacts the ritual in the Land of Mists--a nebulous after-life--and demonstrates Zotara's criminal acts. Jungle Facts; Brief natural histories of several jungle cats. Untitled story, pencils by Matt Baker; When mine owner's daughter Jane Bronson learns that her father's overseers are using slave labor in her father's mines, she hurries to tell him; However, she accidentally stumbles into a trap set by Camilla for hyenas. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ozark Ike (1948) 11 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Ray Gotto. Stories by unknown. Art by Ray Gotto. Sports stories starring Ozark Ike. Featuring: "Baseball Bound"; "Rookie on a Rampage!"; "Foul Play!"; "There Goes the Ball Game!"; and untitled Ozark Ike's Whodunits 1-pager. Characters in this issue: Ozark Ike; Gaye Moran (the club owner's daughter); Slag Salter (Ike's bitter rival); J.P. Moran (the club owner); Freddie Lindstrom. See also Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd series) #180, featuring Ozark Ike, which precedes this series. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Patsy Walker (1945) 19 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects. Cover oxidation. Water damage. internal writting and tearing.

Cover art by Al Jaffee. Literary Love!, art by Al Jaffee. Some Suit!, art by Al Jaffee. Helping Hands!, art by Al Jaffee. The Cute Cleaner!, art by Al Jaffee. 2 Hey Look! humor pages by Harvey Kurtzman. Masquerade text story. Lunch Box Love! starring Cindy, art by Ken Bald. The Dancing Dummy starring Georgie, art by Mike Sekowsky. Wire Woes! starring Cindy, art by Ken Bald. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Powerhouse Pepper Comics (1943) 2 FR 1.0

REMAINDERED COPY.

Spirit (1944 Quality) 14 GD- 1.8

3 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation. Interior tearing.

Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled Spirit story featuring The Alibi Factory, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring The Kuttup Shop, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Prominent Executives Vanish starring the Spirit, script by Manly Wade Wellman, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality Shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring The Masked Magician, script by Manly Wade Wellman, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring Belle La Trivet, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Al Stahl. Untitled Jonesy story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Steve Canyon Comics (1948 Harvey) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell, George La Mendola and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. Copper Calhoun hires Steve to find out who her double-crossing manager is really working for. Death at the Controls; Ready for Action; Shoot to Kill; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Cartoons & Gags; Flossie; Airport Murder. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Steve Canyon Comics (1948 Harvey) 3 VG 4.0

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell, and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. While Steve's employer Copper Calhoun is recovering from the car accident, the beautiful Delta shows up to cause more trouble. Plus a feature by Bob Powell on the "XFD-1" fighter plane, the prototype better known as the McDonnell FH Phantom. Perilous Encounter; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Cartoon Laughs; Flossie; The Mystery of the Deadly Plane. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Steve Canyon Comics (1948 Harvey) 4A GD/VG 3.0 Caniff Not Complimentary

Interior tearing.

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, C.C. Beck, Bob Powell, Vic Herman, Bob Barnes and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. Steve agrees to fly oil-drilling machinery through dangerous territory for the Black Champagne company, unaware that the company is run by the sinister Big Red. Plus an illustrated text feature about Caniff's career. Also featuring a Captain Tootsie ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Milton Arthur Caniff; Chase of Death; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Cartoons and Gags; Ricky Roony; The Champion's Challenge; The Case of the Flaming Plane. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Steve Canyon Comics (1948 Harvey) 5 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell, and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. Big Red uses her underworld connections to target Steve Canyon for death because he wrecked her illegal oil deal. Steve gets a new sidekick in millionaire adventurer Happy Easter. Plus an illustrated text feature about Caniff's career. Milton Arthur Caniff; Happy Easter's First Air Trip; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Flossie; Ricky Roony; Sky Pirates of the Andes; Pilot's Revenge. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sugar Bowl Comics (1948) 3 CGC 2.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4742164003

Cover by Jerry Fasano. Stories and art by Alex Toth, Allen Ulmer, Ray Willner, Phil Berube, Ruth Atkinson, Jimmy Thompson, Larz Bourne and Jerry Fasano. Teen comedy from Famous Funnies, featuring early art by comics legend Alex Toth. Factory worker's son Randy and the richest kid in town compete over the same girl, a sort of reverse Betty and Veronica plot. Ginny's brother helps her win a medal by tricking her into saving a visiting senator. The Just Girls gang declare war on a teacher after wicked rumors spread about her. Also featuring a full-page ad for movie and celebrity stills from Irving Klaw, better known these days as the man who "discovered" pinup model Bettie Page. Ted the Tattler; Randy; Gabriel Blew; Just Girls; "Reet" Rita; Our Modern Juniors; Willy; When a Girl Wants a Feller; Patsy; Wendy; Ginny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 4 FR/GD 1.5

4" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Cover and interior oxidation. Brittle cover with pieces detached.

"Tarzan and the Lone Hunter." Pan-at-lee escapes from a rebellion and gets captured by a Bongu witch doctor. Om-at is hot on her tail. Includes part four of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art and cover by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 68 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Arthur Adler, Ralph Mayo, Frank Frazetta, Charles S. Strong, Art Saaf, Oliver Buchanan, and George Tuska. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 98 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Harvey Eisenberg, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #2. 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 gets amnesia and thinks he's a gangster! In a story by Barks, Donald goes hunting to prove his sportsmanship to Uncle Scrooge. This story features the first appearance of Uncle Scrooge in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. Donald has to break into his own house - but it's the wrong house. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Chip N Dale: Winter Storage; Plutos Sweater; Halloween Holdup; Mickey Mouse: Gangland. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Western Killers (1948) 61 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

All comic stories reprinted in Outlaws, The (1952 Star) #12. In order of appearance: "Billy the Kid, The True Story of a Fabulous Outlaw!" art by Leonard Starr, retitled and reprinted without first page as "Ruthless Killer" in Outlaws, The (1952 Star) #12; "William Hale, The Osage Terror" swiped from "The Osage Butcher" in Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #33A; and "English Jim, Terror of the Barbary Coast". "The Hidden Joker" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.