Auctions: comic books December 1942

Bulletman (1941-1946 Fawcett) 10 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Staples replaced. Full length spine split (taped with archival tape).

Stories and art by Otto Binder and Nathaniel Nitkin. High-tech, bullet-shaped helmets allow Jim and Susan to become the soaring superheroes Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Sad-eyed supervillain The Weeper returns to face Bulletman, Bulletgirl, and their new ally Bulletdog. Final appearance of the original Weeper (not counting the Old West version). The strange villain called The Waxer captures Bulletgirl, in a story with some bondage art. Eccentric inventor gone wrong The Crackpot looks like a Dick Tracy villain and has dangerous devices. The Weeper; The Waxer; The Return of Mr. Ego; Only the Bravest Live; Ambitious Armbruster; The Crackpot. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 18 FR 1.0

Near-complete spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Water damage.

1st appearance and origin of Mary Marvel and the Marvel Family. Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, Al Liederman and unknown. In "Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel" by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, Billy Batson accidentally discovers that a young girl, appearing on the Station W.H.I.Z. radio show 'The Mental Marvel Quiz,' possesses half of a strange locket that he has the other half to, and that her former nurse confirms the fact that Billy and Mary are actually twins! Appearances by Captain Marvel, Jr. and Shazam. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel Fights a Nightmare"; "The What-Not Adventure"; and "The Three Wishes of Tim Tucker" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Kidd in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Killer in the North" by Carl Formes. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Special Comics (1942) 1 CBCS 3.0 Restored

Slight amateur restoration

Paper: Off white

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Amateur Restoration includes: Small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to 1st wrap. Moderate amount of tape on cover and interior.

Label #23-2A5A447-003

World's Finest (1941) 8 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. First page missing (affects Superman story). 7 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. Talent, Unlimited starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster], inks by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Clark Kent is given the assignment by Editor White to find a missing heiress, but along the way manages to help five other people realize their dreams.....as the Man of Steel! Tanks for the Memory starring Drafty, art by Stan Kaye. The Magic Lantern starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. Stripesy, Solo Sleuth Inc. starring The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Luck of the Lepparts starring The Boy Commandos, script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Joe Simon, inks by Jack Kirby. The Unluckiest Man In The World starring The Green Arrow, script by Joseph Green, pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie. A Double For Trouble starring The King, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joe Gallagher. Brothers In Law! starring Batman and Robin, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane], inks by Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane] and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The untimely death of their father leads the O'Brien brothers to attempt to get even with his killer, while working at odds against one another. The Boy Commandos ad, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.