Auctions: comic books May 1955

Black Knight (1955 Atlas/Marvel) 1 GD- 1.8

Cover and centerfold detached at staples. Cover anchored with tape along spine.

Black Knight stars in "The Menace of Modred the Evil" and an untitled story. Back-up story featuring the origin of The Crusader. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. Two-page text story, "Excalibur." Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Lassie (1950-1962 Dell) 22 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Label #1969507010

Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about Minas Gerais. The Flying Wolf, pencils by Matt Baker, inks by Ray Osrin; Lassie plays with a group of howler monkeys, which afterwards run off with Rocky's camera, and a harpy eagle flies off with the young howler monkey; Lassie to the rescue. The Nature Lover; Dr. Blithley of the National Botanical Institute arrives at the homestead to get some specimens from the jungle; He is persuaded to take Timbu and Lassie with him on his day trip into the jungle. The Isle of Adventure, pencils by Matt Baker, inks by Ray Osrin; Lassie and her friends explore an island off the coast of Peru. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

My Greatest Adventure (1955) 3 GD 2.0

Cover to cover side edge tear.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Prize Mystery (1955) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. Fanciful mystery stories with an added cash incentive for the lucky 1950s reader. Inmates attempt a daring escape from an island prison that no prisoner has ever escaped. A two-page mystery involving murder at a circus offers a cash prize to the reader who can figure it out - the "prize" of the magazine's title. High-ranking US military officials learn a scientist has invented a time machine, but brings bad tidings from the future. Escape; Lie Detector!; The Circus Caper; Marked Weapon!; Hold Back Time; Pardon! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 97 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split from top.

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Amazing Professor Memory, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Plastino; Superman takes the place of Professor Memory when the mob is after him for accidentally learning the serial numbers on some stolen bills. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Big Game Hunt of Metropolis, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; The Swindle Syndicate dupe Jimmy Olsen with free passes to Jack Borden's Big Game Hunt in an attempt to stop Clark Kent from figuring out who their leader is. Superboy's Last Day in Smallville!, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page Wildroot Cream-Oil ad with art by Al Capp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Justice (1955) 53 GD+ 2.5

Series picks up from Justice Comics (1948) #52. Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by unknown. Art by Art Peddy, Bill Everett, Manny Stallman, Bill Walton and unknown. True cases proving justice always wins! Respectfully dedicated to the law-enforcement officers throughout the nation, without whose self-sacrificing devotion to duty our society would fall prey to the underworld! (Note: reporter Ted Stark introduces the stories.) In this issue: "Keeper of the Keys" with pencils by Art Peddy; "The Thieves!" with art by Bill Everett; 2-page text story "Timely Arrival"; "South of the Border" with art by Manny Stallman; and "The Return of Terrible Tony" with pencils by Bill Walton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.