Auctions: comic books April 1957

All American Men of War (1952) 44 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water spotting.

"The Flying Frogman," "Bullet Net," "Battle Colors," and "The Sixth Soldier" (art by Russ Heath). Edited by Whitney Ellsworth and Robert Kanigher. Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Bill Finger, Jack Abel, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolisi, Bill Finger, Jerry Grandenetti, and Russ Heath. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 60 GD- 1.8

Heavy water damage.

Cover art by Bill Everett. The House of Fear!, art by John Forte; A man and a woman enter a creepy house when they are confronted by a spectral figure. Monster in the Mist!, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; A ship briefly goes through a time warp to the year 1519 and return to the present day just in time to avoid being sunk by a sea monster. The Trap!, art by Tony DiPreta. The Trap!, art by Tony DiPreta. Trapped by the Little Men!, art by Pete Morisi; When little men wake him from a sound sleep demanding that he come with them, a man realizes that his ancestor was Gulliver from "Gulliver's Travels." When He Presses the Button!, art by Ed Winiarski. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Midnight (1957) 1 Coverless

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Horror tales reprinted from Voodoo and other Ajax-Farrell comics, edited to conform to the new Comics Code, with stories and art from the Iger Shop. A gypsy's spirit returns in the form of a puppet to take revenge on the village that hanged him. Scheming farmhands set their sight on a dying rancher's fortune, but he has set traps for them. Three men spend the night in a haunted lighthouse. Bedeviled Puppet; Eternal Struggle; There's a Will and There's a Way; Speedy, the Sport!; Lighthouse Keeper Wanted! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.