Auctions: comic books June 1942

Catman Comics (1941) 11 CGC 3.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, small amount of glue on cover.

Label #4728554024

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Charles Quinlan, Horace Wallace, Ray Willner, Courtney Dunkel, Robert Brice, Rudolph Johnson, Al Mandel and Al Ulmer. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #1. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The crimefighter called the Deacon goes undercover in a factory in order to track down a saboteur. Electric-powered hero Volton tries to prevent the Lightning-Gun from falling into Nazi hands, in an early story by legendary artist Joe Kubert. Blackout goes behind enemy lines to create a tower of light to direct RAF planes to enemy targets. Cat-Man and Kitten: The Case of the Sauce of Disaster; Phantom Falcon: Battle Stations; The Indian; The Deacon: The Explosion Enigma; Blackout: The Bell Tower of Doom; Rag-Man: Hells Kitchen; Volton; Frank Fairplays Cave; Alec: The Reign of Yang; Little Leaders; The Hood: Der Teufel. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 64 0.3

INCOMPLETE. Missing first three wraps and two center wraps, interrupts art and story. Boy Commandos, Spy, and Air Wave stories are complete.

Cover art by Jerry Robinson. The Joker Walks the Last Mile starring Batman, Robin, and The Joker, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. The Commandos Are Coming starring Boy Commandos, script and inks by Jack Kirby, pencils by Joe Simon. The Adventure of the Wild Men starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. Murder in the Monument starring Spy, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. The Mystery of His Master's Voice starring Air Wave, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. The Mystery of the Unfortunate Teddy Bear starring Slam Bradley, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Origin and 1st Appearance of Boy Commandos by Simon and Kirby. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 1 0.3

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Includes unattached facsimile cover and center wrap for readability.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "Who Is She?" text story by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter; The Gods behind the epithet, "Beautiful as Aphrodite, Wise as Athena, Strong as Hercules and Swift as Mercury", are visually and in text introduced to the reader. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Upon her arrival in man's world, Wonder Woman drops an Amazon scroll that details the origin and early days of the Amazons, while later sources outline her birth, her youth, and her battle in the arena for the right to be Wonder Woman. "Wonder Woman Goes To the Circus!", script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman brings children to King's Colossal Circus, performs in the big ring, and with the help of Etta and Steve, investigates a rash of elephant deaths by poisoning which threaten to close the circus. "Florence Nightingale: Angel of Crimea," script by Alice Marble, art by Sheldon Moldoff; a four-page Florence Nightingale bio. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Suspecting Paula von Gunther of leaking military secrets, Diana and Steve visit her in prison, where Paula is aided in her subterfuge when the magic lasso accidentally falls into her hands. "Songs Without Music" two-page story starring Sweet Adeline, script and art by Art Helfant. "The Greatest Feat of Daring In Human History!", script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; When Etta's brother is attacked by spies, Wonder Woman and Etta trail them from Texas to Mexico City, where Wonder Woman fights a bullfight and stops a secret Japanese invasion of Mexico. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.