Auctions: comic books March 1951

10 Story Fantasy (1951 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD/VG 3.0

2 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

This issue is loaded with major SF writers from the period!

One-shot, Volume 1, Issue 1 - Spring, 1951. Edited by Don Wollheim. Stories by De Camp, Neville, Del Rey, Leiber, Van Vogt, Kornbluth, Clarke, Derleth and others. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 130 pages, B&W text. Cover price $0.25.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 84 GD 2.0

1 1/2" spine split from the bottom. Water damage. Staple rust.

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Cover art by Bob Montana. "The Helping Hand"; Archie invents a tool that can dust several erasers at the same time. "Sharps and Flats"; As Jughead plays tiddly winks his uncle tries to talk him into taking up an instrument; When Jug starts playing the saw, then graduates to the band saw, they go back to tiddly winks. "Backfire"; Ferdy doesn't have enough money to take Suzie out; His uncle gives him a pin and tells him to give it to Suzie and his worries will be over; When Ferdy gives her the pin, she starts to change dresses trying to find one to match it. "Fun For Father"; Wilbur gives Mr. Wilkin a folding chair for his birthday; Mr. Wilkin can't fold it so he can sit in it and it drives him crazy, to the point of being sent to the state hospital. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; K.O. takes the wrong car in his rush to see Katy Keene and gets thrown in jail for driving a stolen car. "A Dream Of An Idea," script and art by Joe Edwards; Lil Jinx and Bill step outside of the comic page to help Joe Edwards write a story because he has writers block. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Confessions Vol. 1 (1949) 12 GD+ 2.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Staple rust. Rust migration.

Cover art by John Prentice. "Mine Was Another Kind of Love," art by John Prentice; Paul refuses to attend college because he wants to marry Eileen: he tells his irate father he will work during the day and go to night school instead; His father, who dreamed of college football glory for Paul at his alma mater, breaks off contact with his son. Paul and Eileen ask Mr. Collins, head of the college alumni association, for advice. "This Could Never Happen to Me"; Sally and Tom fall in love and become engaged; After 5 years, Sally's friend Rita warns her Tom is never going to set the date for their wedding and is just using Sally; Sally doesn't believe her, but one day Tom says he's leaving for California, alone, and their relationship is over. "His Arms Were Waiting For Me"; Esther attends a lecture by Lydia Jenkins in which the latter says wives should run the household completely, demand equal treatment from their husbands, and this will lead to a happy home; Esther dates Lydia's son Brad and they fall in love, but Brad doesn't like Esther's application of his mother's scheme. "The Studious Type" text story. "Wilfred Was My Darling"; Wrestler Mabel and wimpy newspaper reporter Wilfred fall in love, but she breaks up with him because hes unable to defend her against lecherous men they meet; Her father was a boxer and she wants a similar he-man for a beau. "Marsha the Moose" one-page story, art by Dave Berg. "Not Every Man is a Fool"; Helen is upset when her boyfriend Ralph breaks a date to visit an old Army buddy in the hospital; As a child, the death of her parents meant Helen was sent to live with her older sister Dorothy, who criticizes her husband Bill for loaning a sick friend money. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.