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Auctions: comic books February 1953

  • Item #65250184
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    Dell Giant Western Roundup (1952-1959 Dell) 2 VG 4.0 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Color touch.

    Starts Later today

    American Edition 25¢ cover price. Photo cover with Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Elliott, and Rex Allen. Roy Rogers, Trigger and Bullet photo. The Railroad Mystery starring Gene Autry, art by Nicholas Firfires; Gene helps solve a series of train robberies. Instructions for making a faux bear claw necklace. The Killer Horse starring Champion, art by John Ushler. Short essay about buffalo hunting. Graveyard of Stagecoaches starring Roy Rogers, art by Mike Arens. Plenty of Savvy starring Trigger and Bullet. Portfolios of famous horses. Brief history of Colonel Wesley Merritt. The Rattler Strikes starring Johnny Mack Brown. The Feudin' Killer starring Wild Bill Elliott, art by Hi Mankin. The Mystery of Moanin' Butte starring Rex Allen. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #65224717
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    Out of the Night (1952) 7 PR 0.5

    Interior complete. Full length spine split. Brittle.

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    Cover art by Ken Bald. The Curse of the Witch, art by Harry Lazarus. The Spectral Visitor, art by Art Gates. The Miraculous Lamp. Dead Man's Feud, art by Charles Sultan. The Avenging Soul, pencils by Edvard Moritz. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #63375047
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    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 149 VG- 3.5

    Water spotting.

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    Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Merrill De Maris, Bill Wright, Bob Karp, Don Christensen, Frank McSavage, Gil Turner, Lee Hooper, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 13 #5. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. The genie takes Mickey to an Arabian country. In a story by Barks, Donald becomes a believer in "flipism," the philosophy of solving all life's problems by flipping a coin. This story, and the flipism concept, have since been studied in academic philosophy courses and treatises. It is also the first-ever appearance of Daisy Duck's nieces, April, May, and June. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; Little Hiawatha; Plutos Prize; Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse: The Miracle Master. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.