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Auctions: comic books October 1951

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    Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 125 GD/VG 3.0

    Moisture damage. Staple rust.

    Starts Dec 15

    Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. New and exciting adventures of the World's Mightiest Mortal! Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Return of the Ancient Villain" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck; "The Dilemma of the Double Identity" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Sivana appearance); and "The Mechanical Man Mystery" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Self-Made Hero"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Ice World" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 7 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #1283467018

    Starts Jan 3

    "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.

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    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 124 GD/VG 3.0

    Water damage.

    Starts Jan 3

    Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Light That Failed, art by Bill Ward; Captain Marvel, Jr. starring Mancat. Bushwhacked, pencils by Carl Pfeufer, inks by John Jordan; Someone is stealing horses one at a time and Tom Mix thinks that Husky and Gingo are behind it; While out trying to find out what is going on, Tony is stolen and Tom left knocked out; Husky and Gingo find him and decide to get payback for Tom putting them in jail. The Knights of the Jungle starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl. Maddening Mystery text story by Rod Reed. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.