Auctions: comic books May 1946

All-American Comics (1939) 73 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2067322003

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Mountain Music Mayhem starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; Alan and Doiby head to the Great Smoky Mountains to put on the air an actual hillbilly show, only to discover the family they've selected are a bunch of thieves. Valley of the City of Gold starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier. Dimwits in a Diner starring Winky, Blinky and Noddy, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Might Doesn't Make Right starring The Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. No Trouble, Professor, No trouble at All starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 7 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Stories and art by Gus Jud, Sid Lazarus, Ellis Chambers, A. W. Nugent, Herman Browner, and Harry Lazarus. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, encounter a ghost ship. A duck who can't swim faces a tough future. In a retelling of an Aesop's fable, a wolf and a dog compare lifestyle choices. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about the porpoise and the bald eagle. Willie; Bulgy Bear; Elmer Elf; Smarty; Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Dog; Magic Tricks; Beloved Vagabond; Unusual Animals; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Mr. Crow; Dicky Duck; Bojo and Tony. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.