Auctions: comic books October 1951

Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 8 #9 VG- 3.5

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Ernest Schroeder and others. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #92. No issue # on cover; Vol. 8, issue #9 in indicia. Airboy battles a madman who menaces Europe from a miles-high tower. A sinister plant known as the Green Peril takes root near the site where The Heap was created, and soon threatens all who draw near. The history of rockets and jet-powered flight. Airboy; The Heap; The Hippos of Jewel River; Cowtown Rookie; Smoke-Busting Sailor; Jet Propelled; Rain Cleans the Bases. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Video (1951 Fawcett) 5 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Spine rebuild. All three edges TRIMMED, spine severely damaged (book removed from a bound volume). Staples added (not manufacturing). Water spotting.

Stories and art by George Evans and Martin Thall. Early TV superhero Captain Video comes to comics, an electronics wizard from an era when technology was just starting to change the world. Landing on The Dark Side of the Moon, Captain Video learns that the lunar sphere is infested with aliens who are using it as a staging ground for an invasion of Earth. Western-movie hero Rod Cameron investigates mysterious killings and is targeted for death himself. Sinister Dr. Pauli uses sophisticated new guided-missile tech to hold the US Capitol hostage, unless Cap and Ranger can intervene. Art by future EC legend George Evans. Plus an anti-bigotry PSA, and a vintage ad listing the "Dumont Stations" where readers can watch Captain Video on TV. And photos of TV's Captain Video, Al Hodge, including a color photo on the back cover. The Dark Side of the Moon; Rod Cameron: Sudden Death; The Treasure of Asteroid K; Pilot Pete; The Missiles of Doom; Airfield Al. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indians (1950 Fiction House) 9 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745072016

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. Manzar and Red Cloud discover that would-be land baron Gloria Nestor is even more dangerous than her late father; Two women trick a raiding party and save their tribe in the Pacific Northwest; An illustrated text article on Tribes of the Mid-West. Another exceptional cover by Maurice Whitman. Manzar the White Indian; Indian Legends; Orphan of the Storm; The First Americans; Long Bow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 7 GD+ 2.5

"The Men Who Conquered the Earth," art by Russ Heath; An inventor attempts to unify the countries of Earth by building a ray which will draw Mars close enough that its rocket ships can launch an attack; He realizes his mistake when the Martian forces begin to get the upper hand. "Escape from Death!", art by Joe Maneely; A criminal condemned to die in the electric chair has planned for his mob to short circuit the electrical power and spring him, but the warden tells him that they arrested three of his men earlier; The man thinks the warden is trying to rattle him as he sits in the chair and the switch is thrown. "In the Valley of the Mist" text story. "Planet of Terror!", art by Basil Wolverton; An Earthman sets himself up as a god among primitive Saturians. "The House That Wasn't There," art by Paul Cooper; A mailman who desires the job of postmaster finds he has a natural gift to see the inhabitants of time-space and they want him to come with them so that he may be involved with an exciting new experiment. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 7 #2 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4421594006

Bettie Page photo feature in this issue.

Volume 7, Issue 2 - October, 1951. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. This issue with a Bettie Page photo. 8.5 x 11.5", 58 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.