Auctions: comic books August 1957

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 87 VG 4.0

"Two For One"; Melvin, the new kid and gets Jughead to introduce him to Veronica; He asks her for a date and she accepts; Later she realizes that she'll need to stay away from Archie when she goes on her date with Melvin, so she goes to the museum, thinking Archie would never go there. "Hat's My Girl"; Veronica makes her own hat; While going to show it to her father, she stumbles over a bench and upsets the lamp; The lampshade ends up on her head and her father compliments her on it. "Father Glows Best"; Archie's father thinks he's spending too much time at Veronica's and makes him stay home; An old friend of Fred's drops by unexpectedly and reveals that Fred won Mary by spending all his time at her house. Archie Annual ad. "Sentence Stricture," pencils by Harry Lucey; The boys are speaking in "reverse English" (example: "Trying past you to sneak he was!"), and Mr. Weatherbee is refusing to pay attention to them unless they use proper grammar. Archie Club News. "Phone for All"; Veronica sets up the telephone so she can pretend to take calls from other boys and make Archie jealous; Archie gets mad and insults the next caller, who happens to be a legitimate caller with business with Mr. Lodge. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 57 CGC 1.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4687376009

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger, Bob Jenney and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A man speaks to his dead wife through the picture window in his secluded house; A man finds himself hurled into the past; A stranded soldier is rescued by the St. Bernard named Bozo he had as a child many years before. The Time Capsule!; Behind the Picture Window; Thanks to Mr. Peabody!; The Eternal Hunter!; The Man Who Feared!; The Faithful Bozo! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 115 VG- 3.5

Moisture damage.

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Midget Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jimmy Olsen's Lost Pal starring Superman and Many-Faces Fulton, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino. The Three Substitute Supermen starring Superman and The Organizer, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; three potential heroes vie to become the temporary Man of Steel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.