Auctions: comic books May 1955

Aces High (1955 EC) 2 VG- 3.5

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Cover by George Evans. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood. As part of its New Direction line, EC presents tales of air combat in World Wars I and II. WWI pilot Lt. Horst Viegel disregards the unwritten rules of conduct for air combat, and pays the price. Captain Warren vows revenge on the enemy ace who killed the nurse he loved during an air raid. A pilot is elated when he is finally accepted by the famed Lafayette Escadrille, until he learns the reason why a spot opened up. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Chivalry!; The Ace of Aces; Revenge; Locker 9; Laughing Warrior; Footnote. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 83 FR/GD 1.5

2.5" Side edge tear through entire book.

Boy Cannon Ball; The Fellers trick Lulu into thinking they have shot Tubby out of a cannon. Roast Chicken; Tubby makes a sandwich at Lulu's out of a whole roast chicken. Bad Dream; Lulu dreams that her pop took so many vitamin pills that he became a little boy. The Expert; Tubby shows Lulu the correct way to cry. The Solid-Gold Roller Skates; Lulu tells Alvin about when Hazel sends the poor little girl into a cave to get the roller skates. The Ghost in the Bureau Drawer; Gloria's parents find Tubby in a bureau drawer and think he is a ghost. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 134 CGC 1.8

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4725401003

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by unknown. Art by Manny Stallman, Harry Anderson, Dick Ayers, Joe Kubert, Robert Q. Sale, Ernie Bache and Seymour Moskowitz. Brand-new Marvel Tales to capture your imagination! In this issue: "The Lonely House" with art by Manny Stallman; "And a Little Child..." with art by Harry Anderson; "No Time Like the Future" with art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache; "The Strange Ones" with art by Joe Kubert and Seymour Moskowitz; "Little Black Bag!" with art by Robert Q. Sale; and 2-page text story "The Visitors"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4745072018

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, Graham Ingels, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. Pirate commander Captain Satan fears no man - but then he captures a ship that contains his mother-in-law. Midshipman Price tries to convince sailor Harper to go by the book - but Harper has his own book. Emile Divigny incites the crew to mutiny in an effort to win his brother's title and lands. Dynamic swordfight cover by Reed Crandall. Pirate Master; The Kings Buccaneer; By the Book; The Sheba; Inheritance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rin Tin Tin (1954-1957 Dell) 8 GD+ 2.5

Photo cover of the famous dog. Mystery of the Mary Ann, art by Sparky Moore; Furs are being smuggled by Bull Hawser, skipper of the whaler "Mary Ann", and a friend in the Coast Guard asks Red for help. Wilderness Aflame, art by Sparky Moore; Red and Rinty are chased by a raging forest fire in Alaska. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.