Auctions: comic books January 1954

Adventures Into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 25 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3747215011

"The Men From Mars," "Nightmare!" (art by Joe Sinnott), "A Million Light-Years Away" (art by Bill Everett), "Two Times Two!" (art by Paul Reinman), "The Mad Mamba!" (art by Joe Maneely), and a two-page text story, "A Man's Past." Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Bill Everett, Joe Sinnott, Sam Kweskin, Joe Maneely, and Paul Reinman. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Eerie (1951 Avon Series) 14 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, staples replaced. Pieces of tape along spine/around staples. Water damage, residue.

Cover by Norman Nodel. Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Norman Nodel and Vince Alascia. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. A mad scientist plans to resurrect the dead of World War I into a zombie army under his command; Bob fears that his horrifying nightmares of a past life mean he is doomed to murder his wife; A gambler who owes money to the mob gains a pair of magic dice, but manages to trick only himself. Master of the Dead!; Thou Shalt Not Dream!; Horror Man; The Spectre at the Opera!; Snake-Eyes of Doom!; Satan's Woman Prize! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gang Busters (1948 DC) 37 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Full length spine split.

Cover art by Leonard Starr. Crashout Inc., pencils by Curt Swan. Cut-Rate Crimes, art by Howard Sherman. The Case of the Gigantic Gamble, art by Bill Ely. The Killer of Cape Barrier, art by Leonard Starr. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Horrific (1952) 9 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover art by Don Heck. "A Glimpse of the Pit," art by Pete Morisi; Doris Duncan changes her ways after she is shown a glimpse of Hell. "The Horrible Trade," art by Max Elkin; An African witch doctor revenges himself upon a big game hunter who threatens his daughter. Letters page spot illustrations by Don Heck. "Black Magic" text story, art by Don Heck (header illustration). "Claws of Horror," art by Max Elkin; Don becomes a vampire cat to be united with Felice, the queen of the cats. "The Wolves of Midnight," art by Rudy Palais; Don and Mary are terrorized by a dead little girl and her pack of wolves while exploring an old house. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Menace (1953 Atlas) 9 CGC 2.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4585539014

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Cover art by Gene Colan. Kill Me a Monster, art by Paul Reinman; A professor hires an assassin to kill creatures who possess the bodies of men. Blood Relation, art by Ed Winiarski; This story postulates that love can cure hereditary vampirism. The Fangs of the Wolf, art by Bill Everett; A man who shoots dogs for fun is bitten by a werewolf; He even has hired a sharpshooter to kill any strays that might venture onto his property, but he regrets this action when he changes to wolf form and his hired hand shoots him. Symphony in Death, art by Joe Maneely; When a music critic steals a work from a composer and passes it off as his own, the composer attaches a rope to a phonograph and strangles the critic slowly by playing the recording. The Walking Dead, art by John Forte; A zombie tries to eat a man but is tricked into a crematory chamber. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Personal Love (1950) 25 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3730038012

Cover photo of Terry Moore and Tyrone Power from the movie "King of the Khyber Rifles." Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Mike Roy, Jim McArdle, and Bill Ely. Romance comics and movie stars of yesteryear from Famous Funnies. Secretary Lila tries to break up her boss's marriage, in a story featuring early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta, and a lead character based on famed pinup model Bettie Page. Boxer Bob is torn between wealthy socialite Gloria and his manager's daughter Ann, but it's soon clear which one really loves him. Jan convinces med student Bob to give up his studies, and soon regrets it. Too Late for Love; The Dark Light; False Promises; K-O for Love; Lois Cameron and Her Domestic Relations Problems; Handsome Tyrone Power "Our Cover Man"; Pert Terry Moore "Our Cover Girl". 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tim Holt (1948 Magazine Enterprises) 39 Coverless

COVERLESS. INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. The cover advertises "3-D Drawings," actually a gimmick involving people and objects overlapping the panel borders rather than traditional 3-D. This issue also debuts Redmask's new mask, covering the upper face instead of the lower. Outlaws hire an ex-Pinkerton detective to train them how to kill Redmask. Marshal Rex Fury is captured by the corrupt officials of an outlaw town, but he escapes to track them down as the Ghost Rider. Redmask is summoned to a gathering of gunslingers that includes Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok and Jesse James. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. Target: Redmask!; The Ghost Rider: Hangman's Town!; The Men Death Wanted; The Cave of Gold! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 13A GD 2.0

1 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover and interior oxidation with chipping.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, John Giunta, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. On Earth in the far future, a mysterious plague threatens to undo Utopia. A scientist's assistant tries unusual means to win the love of his boss's daughter. Space explorers enter a strange realm of space that causes their instruments and engine to go awry. The Plague; Honeymoon; Chilly Chamber Music Songs from the Spook Box!; What Dyou Know, Joe; Out There; Jam Session; Stories Behind the Stars; Germ Sequence. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.