Auctions: comic books 1955

Action Comics (1938 DC) 202 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4719573007

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "Lois Lane's X-Ray Vision!", pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois Lane acquires a pair of specially-treated glasses that give her X-ray vision. "The Space Dragnet!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow vs. Jon Crane. Shorty one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. Peg one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Jungle Amusement Park!" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Billy Buckskin (1955) 1 GD 2.0

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Cliff Merritt Sets the Record Straight (1955 circa) NN.MCWILL FN- 5.5

Cliff Merritt Sets the Record Straight, Cover B variant (circa 1955), is a promotional comic distributed by the Brotherhood of Railroad Workers. Cover by McWilliams with story art by Al Williamson.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 221 FR/GD 1.5

Mold. Hole punch. Water saturation. Staple rust with migration.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Thousand-and-One Escapes of Batman and Robin! starring Batman, Robin, and Vicki Vale, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Stan Kaye. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Armada of Doom! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Family Projects Can Be Fun! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Winslow Mortimer. The Amazing Scent Sleuths article by Jack Miller (as Joe Martin). Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Human Geiger Counter starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 224 FR/GD 1.5

5 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover art by Win Mortimer and Dick Sprang. The Batman Machine starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. What Are You Getting Out of School? public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Captain Who Went Berserk starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Catching the Coin Counterfeiters article by Jack Miller. The Lamp That Could Change People! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

First Romance Magazine (1949-1958 Harvey) 33 GD 2.0

1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Jack Sparling. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. Kit is torn between Ed and Paul, but a house fire helps her decide which one truly loves her. Sally pretends to be a musical expert to win musician Paul, but soon becomes attracted to her own musical tutor, handsome Steve. Judy has mixed feelings when she learns her childhood sweetheart Roy has become engaged. First issue to feature the Comics Code seal on the cover. Indian Love; If You Love Me; Sister-Act; Haunted Heart!; Long-shot at Love!; Forbidden Melody; Ring Around My Heart; Love Makes the World Go 'Round. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Flame (1955 Ajax) 3 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.

Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ken Battefield, Manning Lee Stokes Alex Blum, and Fred Schwab (credited as Fist E. Cuffs). Chemist Kip Adams becomes The Flame, with superhuman strength and a reporter girlfriend. The Flame tries to find out who's behind a sabotage ring. Tugboat Tessie and Melody leap into action after an escaped circus elephant runs amuck on the Brooklyn Bridge. Boxer Plug McTee doesn't know what to do after his manager is bought out for ten grand. Devil's Business; The Man in the Seven-League Boots; Tugboat Tessie: Traffic and Tide!; Plug McTee; Everybody's Secret; The Flame's Field Day. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Homer the Happy Ghost (1955 Atlas) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story.

Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. This looks like a good house for us to haunt!; Homer and his parents find a new house to haunt and Homer meets other ghosts (and a witch) in the new neighborhood. Melvin, would you go the store...; Melvin is kind of dumb. Look, Zelda's crying!; Gobby steals Zelda's broomstick and the boys go to get it back. Melvin, can ya lend me 10 cents?; Melvin accidentally attempts a bank robbery. How do you like my sailboat, Melvin?; Homer and Dugan race their snow boats. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo. Tessie's Problem text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Incredible Science Fiction (1955 EC) 31 GD 2.0

3" Spine split from bottom (taped). Cover detached.

Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Jack Oleck. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Wally Wood, Al Williamson, and Roy G. Krenkel. EC Comics changes its pioneering sci-fi title Weird Science-Fantasy to the Code-approved Incredible Science Fiction. Space tourists stranded on a primitive planet are unknowingly worshipped as gods, with art by Bernie Krigstein. A scientist finds that his time travel is predetermined to go wrong. A classic Wally Wood story reveals the age limit for space explorers. You, Rocket; Fulfillment; Time to Leave; Twice Told Tale; Has-Been. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 49 FR 1.0

Cover coming loose at both staples and centerfold detached. Severe water damage.

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, Jay Scott Pike and Alex Toth & Mike Peppe. Featuring: "So This Is Love!"; "Love Walked In!"; "Something Borrowed, Something Blue..."; and "Proposal"! Plus: 2-page text story "My Own True Love"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) 20 GD 2.0

Oxidation with chipping. Interior tearing. Water damage.

Ad for Panic comic book. "Katchandhammer Kids!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; A parody of the Katzenjammer Kids comic strip. "Sound Effects!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; A murder mystery with no dialog, only sound effects. "Paul Revere's Ride!", script by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, art by Jack Davis; A humorous illustration of the poem by Longfellow. "Cowboy!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Parallel stories comparing the movie version of the Old West with real life. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 51 #3 VF

Paper: Cream to off white

Water damage: Slight.

Volume 51, Issue 3 - March, 1955. "Amazing Marvels of Tomorrow" article and featured on the cover. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue features: "Hypnotize Yourself to Success", "Noise Can Drive You Nutty", and "Memories on Wheels". 6.25-in. x 9.25-in. 224 pages, B&W with red and yellow accents. Cover price $0.25.

Miss America Magazine Vol. 7 1952 (#45-93) 73 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting. Chew.

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Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 49 #4 VG+ 4.5

My Own Romance (1949) 46 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4598737007

Our Fighting Forces (1954) 3 CBCS 7.0

Paper: White

Both Side Edges have gapping, inner well and book are unaffected.

Label #17-24343DA-098

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories by Ed Herron and Robert Kanigher. Art by Ross Andru, George Papp, Arthur Peddy, Sam Burlockoff, Mike Esposito and Joe Giella. Action-packed battle tales! In this issue: "Winter Ambush!" by Ed Herron, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "PT Boat Slide!" by Robert Kanigher and George Papp; "Walkie-Talkie Quarterback!" by Kanigher and Arthur Peddy; and "Flying Truck!" by Herron, Sam Burlockoff and Joe Giella. Plus: 2-page text article "Icebreaker Sailors"! And: Private Pete half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Phantom Lady (1955 Ajax) 1(#5) CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

1 piece of tape on interior cover.

Label #0626797002

#5 in indicia on inside front cover. "Ringside Racket"; While out on a date Sandra Knight (Phantom Lady) and Don Borden come upon two men beating up the middleweight champ Slim McKay; He explains that they wanted him to throw his next fight and he refused; Phantom Lady decides that it is time to shut down this gang of thugs. "The Intruders"; In 1732–35 New York, John Peter Zenger goes on trial for libel against the King's governor, William S. Cosby; Andrew Hamilton successfully defends him, striking a blow for freedom of the press. "The Silly Sorceress"; Humor story about the Salem witch trials. "The Escape" text story. "Cold War At a Boiling Point"; Phantom Lady is told that King Eduardo of Travania is being duped by his Prime Minister Kantroff into declaring war on the Allies so she flies to Travania to make sure that King Eduardo is brought to his senses. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Phantom Lady (1955 Ajax) 2 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4365312006

"The Old Shell Game"; Don and Sandra get invited to a party at an old girl-friend of Don's; The Phantom Lady solves a mystery involving stolen jewels and a swimming pool. "There's Only One - Miss America!"; The story of how Joseph Pulitzer raised enough money for the Statue of Liberty to be brought to America. "Salute to a Policeman," script and art by Fred Guardineer; Poem about how much policemen do for us every day. "The Deep Hunt"; Dawson and his trained seal Battler investigate the case of some missing government agents. "Sink, Swim, or Surrender" text story. "An Eye For an Eye-Witness!"; Snakes Blake gets out of jail and is convinced that Sandra Knight is actually The Phantom Lady who put him away. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Phantom Lady (1955 Ajax) 4 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4503177019

Stories by Ruth Roche. Art by Al Plastino. The beloved yet notorious hero at the center of the 1940s good-girl art trend returns in a slightly less skimpy costume, just in time for the Comics Code. Phantom Lady targets a racket that swindles young couples trying to get their start; PL's costume appears in its tamest version yet, with pants that go almost to her knees; Red Rocket leaps into action when crooks target police evidence. Meanest Men In the World; The Wandering Evidence; Fate At The Helm; Sky Arena; What Price Protection! Final issue of the series, and the final appearance of Phantom Lady until the character was acquired by DC in the 1970s. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Psychoanalysis (1955 EC) 4 GD- 1.8

5" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.

Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time, this features ordinary people Freddy, Ellen and Mark as they undergo Freudian analysis to find the root of their neuroses. Definitely one of a kind. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. Freddy freaks out when his parents come to visit his therapist. Mark realizes he's seeing his relationship with his therapist as a substitute for his parents. Case No. 101 Male Session 4: Freddy Carter; Case No. 103 Male Session 3: Mark Stone; A Fifth Dimension?; Case No. 103 Male Final Sessions: Mark Stone. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Samson (1955 Ajax) 12 VG- 3.5

1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

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Stories and art by Ken Battefield and others. Numbering continues from Fantastic Comics (1954 Ajax) #11. Ajax-Farrell revives the strongman superhero from Fox Features. The industrialists behind a vast new tower want to get rid of Samson before he figures out what they're up to. Captain Burke seeks the secret of the lost Isle of Missing Men. Wonder Boy investigates mysterious attacks on toy stores, featuring art possibly by Matt Baker. Samson is captured by a sinister circus, in a story featuring the line "I'll teach you to make a fool out of Bozo!" The Electric Curtain; The Isle of the Lost; Wonder Boy: Dangerous Desperadoes; Veldt Mystery; Trouble Under the Big Tent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 30 GD+ 2.5

1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage and staple rust.

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Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. The Thunderbolt Tank, script by France Herron, art by Irv Novick. Battle Nursery, script by France Herron, art by Howard Sherman. Delayed Action, script by France Herron, art by George Papp. Winged Destroyer, script by France Herron, art by Russ Heath. Humor story featuring Play Army by Martin Naydel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 36 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

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Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. A G.I. Passed Here, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Four-Legged Tank, script by France Herron, art by Russ Heath. The Stone Hero, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. Close Shave, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Khaki-Yaks humor page by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 38 VG- 3.5

Water spotting.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. One-Man Navy, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath. Battlefield Collector, script by David V. Reed, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Front-Line Pin-Up, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mort Drucker, inks by Bernard Sachs. Stars In My Tin-Hat, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. Khaki-Yaks humor page by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC 2nd Series) 40 VG- 3.5

Water damage with residue.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. Desert Duel, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. Iceberg War, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. T.N.T. Trail, script by David V. Reed, art by Bob Brown. Private Battle, script by France Herron, art by Irv Novick. Humor page starring Private Diary by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Straight Arrow (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 51 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4447825003

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. A frightened boy is accused of murder; Red Hawk and his friends must avoid hostile Apaches to report buffalo activity to their tribe; Straight Arrow follows a fleeing outlaw all the way to New York City. Cool wolf cover by Fred Meagher. The Mystery of the Frightened Boy!; Smoke Signals; Red Hawk: Message for the Chief; Straight Arrow Goes East!; Fangs of Justice! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 39 GD- 1.8

1" Spine split from top.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. Karnoff's Plan, art by Bill Everett; A Puppet Master type story, but the character's material works on buildings as well as people. Music Master text story. Blind Spot, art by Sid Greene; A homely alien plans to recommend humans be destroyed to preserve the galactic peace. The Secret of the Ship, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; A young boy who plays with toy ships loses his paper route job when he is late once too often. The Man Mountain, art by Norman Maurer. Five Who Volunteered, art by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Worlds (1950 Avon) 20 FN 6.0

Wally Wood cover (reprinting U.S. Paratroopers 1). Behind Enemy Lines! starring Sgt. Dana; The paratroopers save a bridge and take out a power station. Dangerous Mission!; Sgt Dana and his team of three go on a mission to rescue an atomic scientist from a Korean prisoner of war camp. Parachute Open! text story starring the Royal Air Force. Medal Of Honor!; a soldier posthumously receives a medal of honor, but is actually alive to receive it later. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 39 FR/GD 1.5

Cover detached, tape along spine, interior staining. Includes a Winters Collection certificate from A-1 Comics.

Two Fisted Tales (1950 EC) 41 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Pieces missing, interrupts art or story. 1/2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by John Severin, Jerry DeFuccio, George Evans, and Wally Wood. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Bernie Krigstein, John Severin, Wally Wood, and George Evans. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A safari guide leads a film crew into the jungle, where mysterious accidents plague the shoot. The life of legendary big-game hunter Carl Akeley. Fighter pilots Bill and Curry have a friendly competition that turns less friendly as the war heats up. Code of Honor!; Mau Mau!; Carl Akeley!; Yellow! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 8 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. Scrooge and his nephews respond to a message in a bottle and visit a mysterious island. But when they arrive, they find the Beagle Boys, and a strange ray that turns living things into stone. Scrooge makes extra money by renting out his limousine as a taxi on a rainy day. Scrooge wants to run for treasurer of Duckburg, but he doesn't want to spend the money for a campaign. Message from Mysterious Island; A Campaign of Note; Classy Taxi!; Blanket Investment. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 9 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. A lemming gets hold of the combination to Scrooge's new safe, and Scrooge must find it amongst the millions of lemmings marching to the sea. This Carl Barks story was adapted into an episode of the beloved 1980s Disney cartoon show "Duck Tales." Scrooge bets his weight in diamonds that his horse can beat the Maharajah of Swingingdore's tiger in a race. Scrooge shows Donald his money-saving lawnmower: a sheep. The Lemming With the Locket; The Tuckered Tiger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 10 GD/VG 3.0

Staples added (not manufacturing). Cover oxidation.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. When Scrooge learns of the philosopher's stone, which can turn other metals into gold, he launches a search across Europe that leads to the labyrinth of Crete. In another story, Scrooge finally throws away the old McDuck heirloom watch, only to learn he needs it to claim his great-uncle's estate. Scrooge joins native boys who dive for pennies. The Fabulous Philosophers Stone; Heirloom Watch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Valor (1955 E.C. Comics) 4 GD 2.0

Cover detached. Puncture through first half of book.

Cover by Wally Wood. Art by Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels, and Bernie Krigstein. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring historical adventure. An assassin is hired as a food-taster for the cruel Borgia family during the Italian Renaissance, with art by Graham Ingels. A Scottish noble is abducted by a British counter-revolutionary in 1745, illustrated by Bernie Krigstein. A Crusader faces a Muslim champion to seal a city's fate, in a story by Reed Crandall. Gratitude; The Alamo; The Know-Nothing; The Taste of Freedom; A Knights Dream. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.