Auctions: comic books March 1946

Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) 35 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Sidney Mason, Clarence Jackson, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Roger Wilco and female air ace Toni Roberts face off on the ground and in the air. Teen inventor Dickie Dean meets the fisherman with the unfortunate name of 'Fishhead' Harry.... A bonus Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys story set in the International Magician's Club, along with an actual song about the masked hero, complete with musical score. Daredevil; Dickie Dean; Roger Wilco; Sniffer; Crimebuster and the Kill Crazy Convict; Chauncey: Your Mother Wants You!; Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Daredevil: The Song. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ibis the Invincible (1942) 4 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Centerfold detached.

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Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bill Woolfolk, and Gus Ricca. Ancient Egyptian sorcerer Ibis revives in modern times to battle evil, aided by his girlfriend Taia and his magic wand-like Ibistick. A magic shield allows a sinister knight in the service of Morgana Le Fay to rise 1000 years later and attack Ibis. Members of the Snake cult decide that lovely Taia is the perfect subject to be sacrificed to their god. Mystic Moot meets outlaw Slashgash McBash in the desert and it's spells vs. shells, in a story from legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton. Terrific cover, possibly by Gene McDonald. The Monster of Morgana Le Fay!; Red Cross Special; Mystic Snake People!; Ibis the Invincible Breaks a Heart; Bagdad and His Bag of Tricks; Red Cross Special; Little Albert Hangs On; Mystic Moot and His Magic Snoot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Puzzle Fun Comics (1946) 1 FR/GD 1.5

5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Many interior activities completed.

Stories, art and cover by George Carlson. A rare showcase for the work of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." Alec enters an updated version of Wonderland, and helps the King recover the Royal Payroll from Jabberwock Jake. This series was the only appearance of Carlson's dream project, Alec in Fumbleland. Also featuring mazes, rebuses, hidden-picture puzzles and other brain-teasers in Carlson's whimsical style. Leap-Frog!; The Traveler Returns; The Old Town Pump; Tricky Railroads; An Animal Puzzle Sum; Alec in Fumbleland; Cross-Words on a Chinese Junk; A Pictorial Enigma; Midnight Oil; An Oriental Garden; The Puzzled Carpenter; The Man in the Moon; Mister Double-Face; Up in the Attic; Tom Thumb Is Lost!; The Old Person of Ware; Grandma's Nut Cake; The Tale of a Sale; Down on the Farm; A Trip to Saturn; The Mystic Carpet; The Problem of the Ladder; Answers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Young King Cole (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis) Vol. 1 #3 FN/VF 7.0

Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Kenneth W. Fitch, Robert Plate, and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Just after he assumes leadership of the detective agency, King Cole's muscle, ex-boxer Ursus, is abducted by the Spade Gang. Crime-solving model Toni Gayle investigates robberies and murders at a hotel, and winds up locked in a meat freezer by the killer. Bumbling detective Homer K. Beagle investigates a haunted house and finds ghosts that are all too human. Death Fangs; Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Slice of the Take; Homer K. Beagle; Inspector Klooz; Dr. Doom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.