Auctions: comic books July 1954

Famous Funnies (1934) 212 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4270240002

Cover by Frank Frazetta. Stories and art by Rick Yager and Coulton Waugh. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Dickie Dare and Dan find adventure in Thailand. An outer-space variation of issue #210's Buck Rogers underwater cover (with bondage elements) by legendary artist Frank Frazetta. A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of heroism. Buck Rogers; Dickie Dare; The Chance; He Refused to Retreat; Mission of Mercy! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Horrific (1952) 12 FR/GD 1.5

2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water spotting.

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Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Max Elkin, Rudy Palais, Steve Kirkel and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A newscaster creates an imaginary monster that turns out to be real. A fishing vessel encounters the ghost of a Viking king. A man becomes obsessed with a woman in a portrait, with tragic results. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Morrisons Monster; The Sea Ghost; Bloodlust; The Deadliest Witch; Dancing Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Out of the Night (1952) 15 GD 2.0

Water damage and residue.

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Cover art by Ken Bald. The Vampire's Vow, art by Lin Streeter. The Sacred Rope, art by Bob Forgione. Space Scientist, art by Bob Forgione. The Little Furry Things, art by Ken Landau. Howard's Vengeance, art by Lin Streeter. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 18 VG/FN 5.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Molno, John Belfi, Steve Ditko, Shelly Moldoff and Sy Moskowitz. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! Includes EC swipe of Haunt of Fear #5, injury to eye panel. In this issue: Xanadu, the misshapen youngest brother of four, plots and schemes his way to the throne. Having disposed of his brothers, Xanadu is faced with their ghostly revenge in "The Last Earl!" with art by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster) and John Belfi. Plus: An evil man is marrying women for money and killing them afterwards. One of them, though, returns from the grave and surprises her former husband in "Bridegroom, Come Back!" with art by Steve Ditko. Also: Graverobber Charley Deffer takes over the job of the cemetery caretaker, because the dead themselves have chosen him in "Caretaker of the Dead" with art by Shelly Moldoff, reprinted from Beware Terror Tales (1952) #1. And: A jeep crashes in the jungle and a party of four is led before the Grand Kabah, the master of death. All fail their test in this realm between life and afterlife in "Valley of Shadow" with art by Sy Moskowitz. Plus: 2-page text story "The Land of No Place"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.