Auctions: comic books August 1948

Steve Canyon Comics (1948 Harvey) 4A GD/VG 3.0 Caniff Not Complimentary

Interior tearing.

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, C.C. Beck, Bob Powell, Vic Herman, Bob Barnes 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. Steve agrees to fly oil-drilling machinery through dangerous territory for the Black Champagne company, unaware that the company is run by the sinister Big Red. Plus an illustrated text feature about Caniff's career. Also featuring a Captain Tootsie ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Milton Arthur Caniff; Chase of Death; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Cartoons and Gags; Ricky Roony; The Champion's Challenge; The Case of the Flaming Plane. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 4 FR/GD 1.5

4" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Cover and interior oxidation. Brittle cover with pieces detached.

"Tarzan and the Lone Hunter." Pan-at-lee escapes from a rebellion and gets captured by a Bongu witch doctor. Om-at is hot on her tail. Includes part four of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art and cover by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.