Auctions: comic books December 1953

Battle (1951 Atlas) 24 GD/VG 3.0

Guerrilla Hell-Hole, art by Gene Colan. Action on Suribachi, art by Hy Rosen. Wild Blue Yonder! text story. Thick of Combat!!, art by Tony Mortellaro. The Croaker!, art by Vernon Henkel. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 22 FR 1.0

6" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Wish You Were Here--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A couple in financial difficulty recall a time when they picked up a jade statue in Hong Kong; The wife reads the text at the base of the statue that says it grants three wishes and she wishes for money. Chess-Mate--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A marvel chess player in a small town shoots himself when they hold a parade and he is expected to remove his top hat to salute the flag. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Model Nephew--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Fantasy (1952) #9 Variant Interiors 9BLACKCAT GD 2.0 Black Cat Interior Variant

1" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming detached at both staples.

Despite the cover, this (and the other variants) is not Strange Fantasy #9, or any other comic by Ajax. The covers were used to repackage reprints of Harvey comics, in this case an issue of "Black Cat." Other variants than these may exist; the publishing dates are uncertain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Witches Tales (1951 Harvey) 22 FR 1.0

Full length spine split (taped).

Cover by Warren Kremer and Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Pete Riss, and Jack Sparling. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. A town is beset by suspicion when one resident may be a vampire. In a parody of Dick Tracy, detective Hector Protector discovers the man he's pursuing is actually a robot. A gun is followed on its path around the city, as it is used in one murder after another. Classic subway-of-the-dead cover by Warren Kremer and Lee Elias. Day of Panic; The Baby; Mother Mongoose's Nursery Crimes; Chain Reaction; The Hunter; Debut!; Double Crossed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.