Auctions: comic books April 1948

Steve Canyon Comics (1948 Harvey) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell, George La Mendola and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. Copper Calhoun hires Steve to find out who her double-crossing manager is really working for. Death at the Controls; Ready for Action; Shoot to Kill; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Cartoons & Gags; Flossie; Airport Murder. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 91 GD- 1.8

2 1/2" cumulative spine split.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #7. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey gets a job as a salesman for an advertising agency. In a story by Barks, Donald hypnotizes his nephews into thinking they're monkeys for his jungle-themed party. The Big Bad Wolf runs for mayor against Br'er Bear. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Pluto's Purchase; Mickey Mouse Down Under; The Easter Mystery; Mickey Mouse: Super Salesman. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.