Auctions: comic books September 1943

Catman Comics (1941) 19 CGC 0.5

Paper: Off white

3 center wrap missing.

Label #4181514021

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #6. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Hood faces the ruthless Axis interrogator Red Lash, who has red whips for hands. Gangsters capture the Deacon and put him into a pit full of man-eating rats, but luckily Mickey is not far away. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, search for the train robber who stole a fortune in diamonds intended for the defense industry. Cover by Charles Quinlan features caricatures of the Axis leadership and doubles as a war-bonds PSA. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Two-Faced Terror; The Deacon & Mickey: Vanishing Vagabonds!; The Ragman: Adventure of Formula G275; Little Leaders: Diamonds for Victory!; The Hood: The Red Lash!; Chinatown Trap; Blackout: Death for the Nazis!; The Well Cooked Cook; Hog-Bound. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Clue Comics (1943) 5 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0135246003

Cover by Dan Barry. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Alan Mandel, Tony DiPreta, and John Cassone. Forgotten superheroes from the Golden Age of comics, featuring early work by Dan Barry and other comics legends. Zippo, Nightmare and Sleepy were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Crane, a Nazi agent with telescoping arms, targets the Giant and the Boy King. Nightmare and Sleepy battle a prison baseball team who continue their baseball-themed crimes after being paroled. Micro-Face investigates a murder, but the body is nowhere to be found. The Boy King and the Giant; Nightmare and Sleepy: The Crooked Nine and the Diamond Robberies!!!; Stupid Manny; Micro-Face; The Tall Witness; Zippo; Jackie Law and the Boy Rangers; Twilight. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 29 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seals and color touch. MARRIED cover. Tape on interior cover.

Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK AND THE MUMMY'S RING, No. 29."Cover art by Carl Buettner. Intro in which Donald puts up wall posters with the story titles on them, art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck and the Mummy's Ring, script and art by Carl Barks; Huey is trapped inside a mummy case and taken to Egypt by emissaries of the Bey El Dagga, who is restoring life in his province to the way it was in ancient times. The Hard Loser, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald and the nephews are rivals in the "Screwball Derby," a cross-country horse race in which any dirty trick may be played on the other contestants. Too Many Pets, script by Carl Barks and Merrill de Maris (plot), art by Carl Barks; An organ grinder gives the nephews a monkey named Jingo, who plays hob with Donald's house until Donald sells him to a stranger. Back cover in which Donald is on a ladder closing the book, art by Carl Buettner. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hit Comics (1940 Quality) 29 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. Barry the Magician, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff. Exhibit "A"; During the course of the case Foster was working on, Doc Vaughn discloses to Ah Choo Foster's true identity as the Great Defender. Making Things Hot For the Japs starring Her Highness. Murder In Hollywood starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Back In the U.S.A. starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Daniel Goon For Sheriff starring Woopy. In the Clutches of Prof. Twerp, art by Paul Gustavson; Bill is kidnapped by the pint-sized scientist Professor Twerp, who attempts to discover Bill's powers. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 24 CGC 0.5 Conserved

Conserved

Paper: Cream to off white

Conservation includes: cover reinforced.

Label #4734893019

Cover art by Jack Burnley. Perils of Poor Lois!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]; After viewing a rather bad old-time melodrama, Clark gets a great idea (to him anyway): have Superman star in an old-fashioned melodrama with Lois as the heroine to be rescued. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The King of Crackpot Lane!!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Peter Riss [as Joe Shuster]; When Lois and Clark are given a tour of the War Department, they are told of a place called "Crackpot Lane", a place where the most far-fetched inventions and ideas to end the war end up. Words of Fire text story by Jeffry Allen. Life's Little Laffs humor page by Ray Houlihan. Surprise For Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Suicide Voyage! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 6 CGC Page 12 Only

Paper: Off white to white

PAGE 12 ONLY.

Label #4490414012

Cover by Harry G. Peter. 1st appearance of the Cheetah in "Wonder Woman and The Cheetah" script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Upstaged by Wonder Woman at a charity event, a jealous socialite is overtaken by her evil alter ego, dons a Cheetah hide, and attempts to frame and kill her Amazon adversary. "The Adventure of the Beauty Club," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; The Cheetah uses an exclusive beauty club as a front to learn military secrets from soldiers' families; Wonder Woman travels to the Pacific area to stop the Japanese from attacking an American base. "Hop Harrigan and the Radiosonde" text story. Women of History: four-page Madame Chiang Kai-Shek bio, script by Alice Marble, art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Conquest of Paradise," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; The Cheetah crashes a competition between Amazons and man's world girls on Paradise Island, seeking the source of the Amazons' strength to help her defeat Wonder Woman. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 6 CGC 3 Page Centerfold Only

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

3 PAGE CENTERFOLD ONLY.

Label #4490414008

Cover by Harry G. Peter. 1st appearance of the Cheetah in "Wonder Woman and The Cheetah" script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Upstaged by Wonder Woman at a charity event, a jealous socialite is overtaken by her evil alter ego, dons a Cheetah hide, and attempts to frame and kill her Amazon adversary. "The Adventure of the Beauty Club," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; The Cheetah uses an exclusive beauty club as a front to learn military secrets from soldiers' families; Wonder Woman travels to the Pacific area to stop the Japanese from attacking an American base. "Hop Harrigan and the Radiosonde" text story. Women of History: four-page Madame Chiang Kai-Shek bio, script by Alice Marble, art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Conquest of Paradise," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; The Cheetah crashes a competition between Amazons and man's world girls on Paradise Island, seeking the source of the Amazons' strength to help her defeat Wonder Woman. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.