Auctions: comic books September 1957

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 247 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye. The Man Who Ended Batman's Career starring Batman, Robin, and Professor Milo (intro and origin), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris. Danger Prejudice at Work! public service announcement, art by Ruben Moreira. The Mechanical Bloodhound starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Impossible Messages starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Certa. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 48 GD+ 2.5

Staple rust. Water damage.

Cover by Bill Everett. "Where There's Smoke…," art by Sam Kweskin; A smoker finds a blend of tobacco that makes his dreams come true, but his wife sells some to a customer who has a nightmare about the tobacco seller being lost in the darkest depths of Africa. "The Woman Who Played with Dolls," script by Carl Wessler, art by Richard Doxsee; A wealthy woman shrinks people who try to rob her and plays with them in a doll house. "The Phony!," art by Marvin Stein; A man who invents fake tales for profit runs into a real adventure that he can't tell because everyone thinks of him as a phony. "Behind the Mask!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jay Scott Pike; A man in his sixties pays a doctor ten thousand dollars for a mask that will allow him to look younger in order to court a woman in her twenties, but the end of the story reveals that she is also an older person who has paid for such a mask. "The New Pupil" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Don't Turn Around!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bill Everett; A man thinks that his invention to bring forth people from the past is a failure, but it actually worked to scare away two crooks who were intent on robbing him while he was knocked out. "The Curiosity of Mr. Catt!," pencils by Angelo Torres. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

My Girl Pearl (1955) 7 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #0352419016