Auctions: comic books May 1957

Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 61 GD- 1.8

Two center wraps coming loose at both staples. Water damage.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Midnight in the Wax Museum!; A reporter lets his imagination get the better of him when he accepts a bet to spend the night in a wax museum. Mystery in Mid-Air, art by John Forte. The Treasure Seekers text story, art by Mort Drucker. The Frightful Film!, art by Gray Morrow. The Floating Man, art by Joe Orlando. The Too Late Show, art by Ed Winiarski. The Creeping Threat!, art by John Romita. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Guilty Detective Story Magazine (1956-1963 Feature Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #6 VG/FN 5.0

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 57 FR/GD 1.5

Holes punched through book, slightly interrupts art or story.

Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Joe Orlando, Syd Shores, Marvin Stein, Ed Winiarski, Fred Kida, Richard Doxsee and unknown. In this issue: "The Man in Black!" with art by Joe Orlando; "Smash-Up!" with pencils by Syd Shores; "The Man Who Stole the Sun!" with art by Marvin Stein; "When Vernon Vanished" by Carl Wessler and Ed Winiarski; "It Happens at Night!" with art by Fred Kida; "Someone Is Following" with art by Richard Doxsee; and 2-page text story "Precious Marble," reprinted from Mystic (1951 Atlas) #49 (original title: "Lost Marble"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 113 GD+ 2.5

3.5" Cumulative spine split. Includes certificate from the Jerome Wenker Collection.

1st full-issue (3-part) Superman story. Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Superman of the Past (Part 1), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After disposing of a Kryptonite meteor, Superman finds a box containing a mysterious helmet which contains "mind-tapes" of an adventure Jor-El had before Krypton blew up. The Secret of the Towers (Part 2), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. DC Slogan contest winners. Hy Wire humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Superman of the Present (Part 3). A Date With Effie public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.