Auctions: comic books December 1954

Dell Giant Western Roundup (1952-1959 Dell) 8 VG+ 4.5

Cover photos of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Johnny Mack Brown, and Bill Elliott. Roy Rogers photo. The Bighorn Hunt starring Gene Autry, art by Nicholas Firfires; Gene helps a friend of his fight a land-grabber. Freelance Lawmen starring Champion, script by Gaylord Du Bois. Trouble on the Line starring Roy Rogers, art by John Ushler. Trap a Wild One starring Trigger and Bullet, art by Sparky Moore. The Clue of the Unfired Gun starring Johnny Mack Brown, art by Tony Sgroi. The Coyote starring Wild Bill Elliott. The Frame Up starring Rex Allen, art by Sparky Moore. Gene Autry photo. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 24 CGC 1.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Large piece out of page 7, affects story. 2 extra staples added after manufacturing. Tape on cover. INCOMPLETE.

Label #3743863022

"The Lady in Glass" (art by Paul Reinman), "Case Closed" (art by John Forte), "Down on the Farm," "The Stone Heads," "Cast of Characters" (art by Jay Scott Pike," and a two-page text story, "Return From the Grave." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Thrills of Tomorrow (1954 Harvey) 18 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second.

Stories and art by Joe Certa, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Warren Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A ghost awakens to resume his old life with a murder, but doesn't reckon on the murder victim's ghost returning as well. Scientists discover something living deep beneath the Earth's crust - something evil. Puppeteers buy strangely lifelike puppets from an odd little man. The Dead Awaken; The Thing from the Center of the Earth; The Little People; Wax Museum. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.