Auctions: comic books 1950-1959

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #1 VG/FN 5.0

an issue jampacked with great writers including Poul Anderson-N, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mac Reynolds, and James Blish.

Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Poul Anderson, Ross Rocklynne, J. T. McIntosh, Dave Dryfoos, William Morrison, Frank Belknap Long, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and James Blish. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Earl Mayan. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #6 GD 2.0

7" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.

May 1952. Cover by Allen Anderson. "War-Maid of Mars" by Poul Anderson. Other stories by J. T. McIntosh, Bryce Walton, Robert Moore Williams, Peter Phillips, Lloyd Palmer, Bolling Branham, and John McGreevey. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Kelly Freas. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Rex Allen (1951-1959 Dell) 28 CBCS 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #22-0FB9CEE-021

Photo cover. Showdown at Shawnee Wells starring Rex Allen, Koko, Sandy Riggs, and Marshall Clay Bassett, art by Russ Manning. The Protege text story, art by Sparky Moore. The Washout--Tales of the Roaring West starring Clem Hardy. The Big Change starring Rex Allen, Koko, Sheriff Trem Todd, Mr. Brown, Biff Yancy, and Bo Yancy, art by Nat Edson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 15 CBCS 5.5

Paper: White

Label #0005262-AA-002

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman dedicates herself to helping humankind, but allows no time for love; A girl is led astray by communists, in a story clearly inspired by the Cold War red scares; Castaways on a desert island find love. Do-Good Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) 102 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0006921-AA-005

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Queen of the South Seas starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Trevor is taken captive by a descendant of Helen of Troy. The Circus Queen Mystery starring Dr. Pat, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Port of Missing Space Ships starring Astra, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Joe Giella. Love's Where the Heart Is--Romance, Inc., art by Carmine Infantino. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Mystery (1952) 110 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4348396009

Formerly Sensation Comics. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Nightmare Island!, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; Test pilot Larry Mangrum pushes his plane through the speed barrier at 1500 miles-per-hour; He crash-lands in another dimension—An island populated by giant frog beings, where he meets two other missing pilots. Vengeance of the Invisible Men!, art by Murphy Anderson; Robert Marley comes into possession of magic glasses, which make him see the invisible "Trogs"; The trogs are causing deadly accidents all over the country and try to wipe out the human race. The Vampire Myth article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Horror in the Lake!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Sy Barry; Johnny Peril has to fight a horde of evil and weird caterpillar monsters. He can outrun and finally outfox them by using explosives he finds in a shack. Beware the Black Cat!, art by Morris Waldinger; Account of superstitions about black cats. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Mystery (1952) 113 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4348396006

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by John Giunta. The End of Death, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Frank Giacoia; A criminal tries to convince Johnny Peril that he is being haunted by Death himself. The Sea Girl!, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Bernard Sachs; Jim Spencer is marooned on an enchanted island; He lives in the company of an undine, a dryad and a sylph; Spencer falls in love with Celia, the mermaid. Lantern in the Rain!, script by Jack Miller, art by Irwin Hasen; Did the ghost of John Logan flash his ghostly signal lantern to stop Luke Brownell from crashing his train? The Man Who Sold His Soul article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry; Account of a strange story happening in Lima, Peru, in 1715. Legacy of Horror!, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Sy Barry; Ralph Edgerton inherits millions from a distant relative, but has to spend time in a haunted house. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sgt. Bilko (1957) 5 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419899009

Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1942 Fiction House) 8 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1971631004

Art by Robert Webb. Cover by Robert Webb. Adventures of the fearless jungle warrior Sheena, one of the earliest female heroes with her own title. Sheena battles cannibals who have lured crocodiles into doing their dirty work; Traders see dollar signs when a scientist stumbles on an undiscovered tomb of the pharaohs; Sheena battles killer leopards and the cult that worships them. The Congo Colossus; Death Trap of the River Demons; Lair of the Leopard Goddess. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Shock Illustrated (1955) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4378731006

Painted cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Daniel Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring slice-of-life tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. This first issue focused on psychology-themed stories, similar to EC's 1955 comic Psychoanalysis. A key-swapping party for bored suburbanites results in a temporary split in Beth and Jim's marriage, and a trip to the psychiatrist. Teenage dope addict Peggy sees a psychiatrist after her life falls apart and she's jailed on multiple charges. A teen becomes a leather-jacked juvenile delinquent and murders a stranger with a switchblade, encompassing many of the fears of middle-class America of the 1950s. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. The Needle; Switch Party; The Jacket. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

Shock Illustrated (1955) 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4378731001

Painted cover by Rudy Nappi. Stories by Daniel Keyes, Jack Oleck, and Al Feldstein. Art by Reed Crandall, George Evans, Al Williamson, and Graham Ingels. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring crime tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. Cops capture "The Lipstick Killer" after a murder spree, and psychoanalysis reveals his accidental first murder when he was a toddler. A macabre bet between two med-school students leads to a man being buried alive, but the truth is worse still. A sheriff seeks the truth about a woman's death. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. The Lipstick Killer; My Brothers Keeper; A Question of Time; Dead Right. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

Showcase (1956-1978) 14 CBCS 5.0 Restored

Slight amateur restoration

Paper: Off white to white

Amateur Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover.

Label #21-1D352A2-008

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 4th appearance of the Flash in "Giants of the Time-World!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, battles the strongest menace of all time, people who grow bigger every second. Origin of Dr. Alchemy in "The Man Who Changed the Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; In the previous issue of Showcase, the Flash - after a hectic series of adventures - capture and sent to jail his most formidable foe, Mr. Element!; Now another criminal appears - more bold, more daring, and possessing even greater uncanny than Mr. Element - The Amazing Doctor Alchemy - who to Flash's astonishment turns out to be a two-in-one criminal! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 22 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white

Small piece of tape on interior cover.

Label #23-33A20C7-005

Origin and 1st appearance of Hal Jordan (Silver Age Green Lantern). Cover and interior art by Gil Kane. SOS Green Lantern; Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern. Secret of the Flaming Spear!; Saboteurs try to crash a new experimental aircraft created by Ferris Aircraft. Menace of the Runaway Missile!; Green Lantern stops a missile launched by Dr. Parris at a government Hydrogen Power facility. Scripts by John Broome. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 23 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0009863-AA-045

2nd appearance of Green Lantern. Cover and interior pencils by Gil Kane, cover and interior inks by Joe Giella. Summons from Space!; Green Lantern travels to Venus to save a blue-skinned caveman-like race from attack by yellow Pterodactyl-like creatures. The Invisible Destroyer!; When Dr. Phillips is distracted, The Invisible Destroyer is released from his mind. Scripts by John Broome. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 7 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4006900009

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Transformation," art by Dick Giordano; Anticipating nuclear war that would leave Earth barren of life, Lars Kranston convinces his colleagues to go to Mars; His paramour Betty Stone insists that she go as well; The ship crashes on Mars. "The Doomed Civilization," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; Commander Krait's crew begins receiving transmissions from an inhabitable planet called X-3-Z; Dr. Triple interprets the message; The message states society living there faces immanent destruction through war; Krait sends ships to stop the senseless destruction. "Simtone Saves the Space Officers" text story. "Homecoming," art by Stan Campbell; In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocket ship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation; Cranston's only request is to be on the spacecraft maiden voyage to the moon. "Fateful Fluid," art by Art Cappello; When a professor perfects an elixir to transmute all it touches into gold, Kryn uses a "paralyzo ray" to freeze the professor; Kryn takes the potion for his own purposes. "Eternity in Space," art by Art Cappello; The Earth-Moon space station is a city floating between the Earth and the Moon; The city is constructed on an artificial wheel; Dr. Tero and Dr. Orso create two synthetic children; One is named Nors, the other Gri. Lars works on a fuel for spaceships; Both plan to win a contest for amazing feats. "Invasion" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Spin and Marty (1958-1959 Dell) 6-15CENT CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4405576008

15¢ Price Variant. "The Hermit of Thunder Lake" and "The Lost Canyon Mine." Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Spin and Marty (1958-1959 Dell) 7 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4405576009

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 GD 2.0

2" cumulative spine split.

Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 16 CBCS 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #16-20F0EE8-041

Captain Comet in "The Ghost of Captain Comet!" (script by Edgar Ray Meritt); "The Secret of Easter Island!" (script by Edmond Hamilton), and "The Touch of Death" (script by Gardner F. Fox). Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Share With Others!" Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 32 CBCS 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0006921-AA-001

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sugar and Spike (1956) 15 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419899014

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: Mommies Must Be Managed, The Tail of the Tick-Tock, Beatin' Eatin', Shirley the Sheep Dog Rides Again, and First Train Ride. Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Secret of the Happy Pig! public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superhombre (Argentinian 1949 Editorial Muchnik) Superman 229 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes

Chipping to top left corner of slab (back side). Argentina.

Label #4337623012

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Argentinian Series. Stories by Jerry Coleman and Edmond Hamilton. Contains stories from Superman #87 and Batman #83. Spanish language. Full color.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 94 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4358958010

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Three Dooms For Metropolis starring Superman and The Hermit, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Men Without a World starring Superman and three Blanthians (aliens from Blanth), script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. The Night Climbers text story. Clark Kent's Hillbilly Bride, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Clark is set to marry a mountain girl named Marybelle. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 101 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4376221005

Cover art by Al Plastino. Luthor's Amazing Rebus starring Superman and Lex Luthor, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Meek Man's Club starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Rainbow Doom, art by Al Plastino; Superman accidentally turns Lois Lane into glass. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 102 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4385447002

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman For Sale starring Superman, Henry Drebbin, Edward Jorgens, and Paul Quillan, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Midget Menace starring Superman and The Thurans, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is tied down like Gulliver. The Best Present Of All! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Rocket To The Sky text story. The Million Dollar Mistake starring Superman and Soapy Martin, art by Al Plastino. CinemaAntics humor half-page by Harry Lampert. A two-page ad features Superman products available for Christmas. Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil with art by Al Capp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 106 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman's First Exploit starring Superman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; an adventure that occurred when Superbaby was in transit to Earth from the recently destroyed Krypton. The Thefts of Clark Kent and Bullets Barton, art by Al Plastino; Clark is yet again accused of criminal activity. King of the Road text story by Jack Miller. The Super-Outlaw of Metropolis, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman vs. Lex Luthor. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 107 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4400403001

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Make-Believe Superman, art by Al Plastino. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page; Jerry falls asleep at the movies. The Impossible Haircut starring Superman and Dandy Jim, art by Al Plastino; the king of barbers tries to give Superman a trim. The Superman Puzzle Game activity page. The Case of the Careless Camper public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops. Shorty humor page. My Flight to Outer Space text story by Jim McCoy. Rip Van Superman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After over-exerting himself, Superman falls into a coma and awakens 1,000 years in the future. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 108 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4331930008

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Brain From the Future starring Superman and Prof. Martin, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Perry White, Jr., Demon Reporter starring Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Girl Cops of Metropolis starring Superman, art by Al Plastino; the girls suspect that Clark is Superman. Full-page full-color interior ad for Kellog's Corn Flakes Superman Space Satellite Launcher set, 25c plus one Kellogg's Corn Flakes box top. (Wonder what that cereal box goes for today on the collector's market!) 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 110 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4385447003

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Secret of the Superman Trophy starring Superman, Les Keegan, and Lois Lane, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Mystery Superman! starring Superman, Hal, and Lois Lane, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino. The Defeat of Superman starring Lex Luthor, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman battles a giant ant. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 111 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4385447004

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Non-Super Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino; Superman gives Jimmy Olsen a new trophy he found on an alien planet; Jimmy uses the device to transfer Superman's mind into Jimmy's body and Jimmy's mind into Superman's body. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Winter Sports Champions of the World public service announcement. Clark Kent's Crooked Cousin starring Superman, Judd Kent, and Perry White, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino. The Toughest Jobs in the World text story. The Magical Superman starring Superman, Lois Lane, and Mysto the Great, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 113 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4385447005

1st full-issue (3-part) Superman story. Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Superman of the Past (Part 1), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After disposing of a Kryptonite meteor, Superman finds a box containing a mysterious helmet which contains "mind-tapes" of an adventure Jor-El had before Krypton blew up. The Secret of the Towers (Part 2), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. DC Slogan contest winners. Hy Wire humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Superman of the Present (Part 3). A Date With Effie public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 123 VG 4.0

Curt Swan cover. Otto Binder (writer) and Dick Sprang (artist) present the classic three-part tale, "The Three Magic Wishes." Jimmy Olsen gets his hands on a wish-granting totem, and wishes a 'Super-Girl' into existence (much to the chagrin of Lois Lane), a full nine months before Kara Zor-el's first appearance in Action Comics #252. Also in this issue, due to Jimmy's magic totem, Superman loses his powers and is transported back through space and time to arrange the wedding of his, in Supe's own words, "future dad and mom...(choke!)" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 133 CBCS 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #17-2A2A278-019

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super-Luck of Badge 77, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Clark joins the police force for a story and lets Police Chief Smith believe that he is protected by the luck in badge #77. How Perry White Hired Clark Kent!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; In a flashback story, though Perry White tries to brush him off, Clark proves that he has what it takes to be a reporter at the Daily Planet. Superman Joins the Army!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 31 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Pieces of margin cut out of back page, does not affect panel egde.

Cover by Jack Davis. "Survival...or Death!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Two men aboard a cargo ship are bored until they get the idea to build a rat trap and ask the Captain to have a barrel built with a platform in the middle of it and a run off down the center. "The Thing In the 'Glades!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson; A man's wife dies in childbirth giving him a deformed retarded son with stunted legs, and he becomes a hermit in his cabin in the Glades. "Soft!" text story. "Kamen's Kalamity!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels (draws himself), Johnny Craig (draws himself), and Jack Davis (draws himself); Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein tell this auto-biographical tale of hiring Jack Kamen to draw horror stories, first telling Kamen that his work is too sweet. "Buried Treasure!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); In 1667 Germany a fat Duke lords it over his starving peasants, but when he imposes a tax on the peasants for "dirtying his carriage' with the blood of a young child he rode down in the street, Johann conceives the plot of stealing some of the Duke's jewels in order to pay the tax. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 38 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4405338002

Cover by Jack Davis. "Tight Grip!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; This story is narrated by a trunk and concerns the murder of a woman the trunk is fond of; When the murderer attempts to hide in the trunk, he panics and shoots holes through it. "Only Skin Deep!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man marries a woman at Mardi Gras who wears a hag mask. "Big Fish!" text story. "Last Laugh," script by Al Feldstein, art by Will Elder; An obese practical joker with a stomach problem visits a doctor and relates a practical joke involving getting old clothes and bloody butchered chunks of horse flesh to take down to the train yard near where some children regularly play. "Mournin' Mess," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The Grateful Hoboes, Outcasts, and Unwanteds' Layaways Society is run by a man who read 'Midnight Mess' in Tales from the Crypt #35, and offers a pleasant burial for the penniless. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Terrifying Tales (1953) 14 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4405338007

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Jungle Goddess Rulah meets a face from her past, featuring Rulah's origin story, and art possibly by Matt Baker. The treasure of pirate Black Elsie is sought by her modern-day, redheaded descendant, featuring some delightful bad-girl art. Blonde femme fatale Nita plots to do away with her husband on safari, unless Rulah can intervene. Yet another great cover with bondage elements by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Weird Idol; Rulah: The Terrible Treasure; Trail's End; Rulah: The Carnivorous Blonde. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Terrifying Tales (1953) 15 CGC 1.8

Paper: Off white

Label #4405338008

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Rulah, Jungle Goddess learns the strange story of the mysterious Leatherman, featuring art possibly by Matt Baker. Rulah battles crocodiles and a gorilla holding an unconscious blonde in its arms, featuring some fun action-girl art. Tarzan-like Zago battles the queen of the lions. One more top-notch action-girl cover by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Grim Secret; The First Americans!; Rulah: The Ghoul of Galhalla; The Rangers Best Shot; Zago, Jungle Prince: Queen of Simba Land! Final issue of ther series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Terror Illustrated (1955) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4378731004

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by John Larner, Jack Oleck, and Al Feldstein (credited as Alfred E. Neuman). Art by Reed Crandall, Joe Orlando, George Evans, Graham Ingels, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring horror tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A carnival barker plots to get away with murder by faking his own death, but he fakes it a little too well. Villagers learn the horrifying secret of the basket that Vincent always carries on his shoulder. A gorilla's paw purchased in a strange little shop grants wishes, but at a terrible price. Some stories are credited to Alfred E. Neuman, a name soon to be irrevocably connected to MAD Magazine. Lush cover by Reed Crandall. The Sucker; Sure-Fire Scheme; Rest In Peace; The Basket; The Gorillas Paw. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 2 CGC 3.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Cream to off white

Restoration Includes: Tear Seals To Cover, Cover Re-attached With Glue.

Label #4405338003

Cover by Bob Forgione. "The Red Death," art by Bob Forgione; A terrible and deadly plague ravages a medieval king's land; While his peasants die, the king holds a masquerade ball. 'El Toro Diablo,' pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A boy with the looks and the horns of a bull becomes famed matador Tomas Hernandez. "The Witch's House" text story. "The Creature," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; The earth is befallen by mysterious cancerous growths. "The White Rat"; A doctor is bullied by his strong assistant; He invents a muscle growth serum and goes for payback. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tim Holt (1948 Magazine Enterprises) 17 CBCS 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #22-2C3F81C-010

Art by Frank Bolle, Frank Frazetta and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim winds up on a ship that mutinies against its tyrannical captain. Toughs Spike and Mike, who kick dogs and steal crutches, are hired by a sheriff's killer to take out the Ghost Rider. Tim and Chito investigate after a rancher is killed for the secret he knew. Featuring an early spot illo and cover by legendary artist Frank Frazetta. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Cowboy and the Clipper!; The Painted Killer; The Ghost Rider: Scourge of Guilt!; The Hooks of Horror!; Prairie Panic. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tip Topper Comics (1949) 19 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story. 5" cumulative spine split.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Sam Leff, and Henning Mikkelsen. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi finds creative ways to save her hat and shoes from the weather. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Curly Kayoe's boxer buddy Mickey wants to retire from the ring so he can become a painter, but he needs to box to afford his art classes. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 23 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4278554019

Stories and art by Leon Winik and Ray Osrin. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Lola is contemptuous of her friends' make-do marriage plans, and sets out to find a wealthy husband. Nurse Ginny falls for Carl, the handsome doctor she works for, but hypochondriac Sandra wants Carl's attention for herself. Helen enjoys walking in the rain and brooding over her loneliness, but that's how she meets handsome Tod, who comes to her aid when she twists her ankle. Plus a romantic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson in comics form. Fast Track for Love; A Savage in Love; Romance; The Price I Paid; None But the Lonely. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

True Strange (1956-1958 Weider Periodicals) Vol. 1 #4 CBCS 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #23-30CFED7-008

Volume 1, Issue 4 - August, 1957. 8.5" x 10.5", 92 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 29 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Interior damage (chew), affects art and story. 6" Spine split from bottom. Cover and first wrap detached at one staple. Water damage.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Seymour Moskowitz, Robert Sale, Joe Sinnott, and Joe Orlando. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) 23 CBCS 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #17-0FAF737-009

Cover by Johnny Craig. Biography of artist "Ghastly" Graham Ingels, with photo. "A Stitch in Time!", script and art by Johnny Craig; The scene opens in an old-fashioned sweatshop, run by a Mr. Lasch, who makes the women work 14 hours a day, 6 days a week, for a salary of $6; The machinery is outdated and dangerous, and Lasch treats the women like slaves. "99 44/100% Pure Horror!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Life had been good to Ernie ever since he had become manager of the Hudson Soap Company, and his predecessor, Benny Anderson, had disappeared; He suddenly remembered a date he had with a showgirl. "Superstition!" text story by William M. Gaines. Dead Wait!, script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; In an isolated plantation home on a tropic isle, a shot rings out and 'Red' Buckley's former plantation boss lies dead at his feet. "Staired... in Horror!", art by Graham Ingels; Irma stared down at the grave of her late husband and smiled.... just as a gentleman came near to pay respects to his late wife; As the two conversed, Irma gleaned that this old boy must have money, so she struck up an on-going affair with this Mr. Hornsby, and plotted to have him murdered for his insurance. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) 34 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Cover oxidation. Slight glue along spine.

Cover by Johnny Craig. E.C. Fan-Addict Club promo. "Star Light, Star Bright!", script and art by Johnny Craig; As falls in sheets, Hartley stands over the open coffin as he nervously and sickeningly watches people run up to the corpse and do terrible things to it. "While the Cat's Away...", art by Jack Davis; John and Frank work their little travel agency scam for almost a year; they book trips for wealthy clients, then clean out their homes of valuables while they are away. "Sudden Death!" text story. "Smoke Wrings," art by Reed Crandall; Nervously, Hubert waited to see Miss Jackson about the Llama Cigarette account, and when he did get to see her, he proffered ideas to her concerning new revolutionary billboard ads using live steam; someone gets scalded to death. "Where There's a Will...", art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The relatives of Harold Farber are gathered in his house, awaiting his certain death while Dr. Crotty and lawyer Walker go upstairs to see the old man, and tell him what vultures they really are. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Venus (1948 Marvel) 11 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-478CA56-011

"The End of the World!" Venus manages to help a scientist with his love life and save the Earth from falling into the Sun. "Beyond the 3rd Dimension." A scientist dies, taking the secrets of dimensional travel with him. Also includes: "The Plot!" and "Perilous Patrol." With this issue, the title changes format, with "Stories of the Supernatural" appearing on the cover. Cover price $0.10.

Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) 33 GD+ 2.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Lateral spine tears. Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by John Buscema, John Forte, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A veteran with PTSD is haunted by delusions of murder, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. In a feature that invites readers to solve the crime for themselves, a man murders his brother for an inheritance. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a cold case after a skeleton is unearthed at a construction site. Citadel of Crime; Wanted: Earl David Bircham; Web of Crime!; He Died Alone; He's the Killer!; You're the Detective!: The Case of the Bereaved Brother!; Wanted: George Leonard Washington Hall; Crime Lab: The Case of the Kayoed Corpse! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Washable Jones and the Shmoo (1953) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4405338014

Stories and art by Mell Lazarus and Art Helfant. The strange little creatures from the classic Li'l Abner comic strip have adventures with their young human friend, Washable Jones. It was only inevitable that the result of a shmoo comic book would be Super Shmoo; this issue features his origin. Washable Jones and his friends the shmoos set out to save Dogpatch from a termite invasion. P. J. Paunchby tries to one-up Turnip Towers by opening his own grand hotel. Super Shmoo: Shmoos and Saddles; Little Miriam; Terrible Termites; Philo and the Flying Carpet; Sheriff O'Shay; Shmooms Fo' Rent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Fantasy (1951 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 11 GD+ 2.5

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Al Feldstein. "The Two-Century Journey!", script by Al Feldstein (script and plot) and William Gaines (plot), art by Wally Wood; A generation ship leaves earth to travel to another planet; On the way they discover that people age very slowly in space, which creates a population problem on the ship. "Shrinking From Abuse!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Kamen; Hugo Masterson has created a formula to shrink tissue in order to possibly cure cancer, but he accidentally injects himself and is then injested by his wife. Shock SuspenStories ad. "Desire!" text story. "The 10th At Noon," script by Al Feldstein (script and plot) and William Gaines (plot), art by Wally Wood; Two scientists invent a time machine that can send a camera into the future and snap a picture, and, by doing so, they discover the end of the world is coming. "The Thing In the Jar," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Scientists discover what has been killing everything in Mr. Dorsey's pond. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.