Auctions: comic books June 1956

Love Romances (1949) 63 VG- 3.5

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, John Tartaglione, Ann Brewster, Tom Scheuer, Vince Colletta and unknown. The real truth about..."This Husband of Mine"! Also featuring: "Romance is Where You Find It!"; "When I'm In Your Arms!"; "Instead of Love"; and "We're Engaged!" Plus: 2-page text story "Jilted"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 47 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. When Mankind Vanished, art by Frank Bolle; A businessman who dislikes humanity finds one day that he loses the ability to see them. Overflow, art by Tony DiPreta; Aliens from Neptune give up their invasion plans when they interact with actors from a Hollywood film set. When Sorcerers Meet, art by Bob McCarty; A failed magician has his confidence restored when he stumbles across an enclave of sorcerers. The Trial of Dr. Volton, art by Ed Winiarski. Magic Melody text story. The New Member, art by Vic Carrabotta. The Hands, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 44 VG- 3.5

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Dick Ayers, Harry Lazarus, George Roussos, John Forte, Bob McCarthy and Paul Reinman. "Out of the Swamps!" with art by Dick Ayers - A scientist discovers a type of lemur living in the swamp that only lives for a week. He gets the idea to conduct an experiment in accelerated evolution and they produce wondrous discoveries which he shares with mankind. His contact with the outside world wants the power that such information would give him and so, after defeating the villain, the lemurs decide to return to the swamp where they will soon go back to their old ways of living. Plus: "Beyond Belief!" with art by Harry Lazarus - An inventor develops a gas that suspends gravity and tests it out on various houses before announcing his demands to the government. A stray dog jumps through an open window looking for a handout but the man shouts at it to get out. When it jumps back out the window it knocks over the entire canister of the gas, sending the man's house into orbit. Also in this issue: "The Frightened Man!" by Carl Wessler and George Roussos - A man disguises himself as an alien from Pluto to fool a paranoid dictator into imprisoning his entire cabinet on suspicion of treason so that the people can overthrow him; "She Came from Nowhere!" with art by John Forte; 2-page text story "Traveling Sam" - A bookkeeper gives up his fantasies of travel and goes back to handball after a strange encounter with two Indian magicians; "Planet of Doom" with art by Bob McCarthy; and "The Girl Who Didn't Exist!" by Carl Wessler and Paul Reinman - An archeologist fancies the maiden statue that is uncovered among Roman ruins so much that he is drawn back in time to marry her and become the next Caesar. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.