Auctions: comic books February 1958

Batman (1940) 113 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4630449010

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Menace of False Face," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman discovers that False Face has impersonated a wealthy uranium tycoon named P.S. Smithington, and, as Smithington, he has robbed a local Gotham City jewelry store, framing the true Smithington for the crime. 2/3 Strange Laws! story, art by Morris Waldinger. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Batman Meets Fatman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; A circus clown parodies Batman and is invited by the Caped Crusader to ride in the Batmobile, but when the Caped Crusaders are captured by a gang, it's Fatman to the rescue...with humor! The Flushing Remonstrance public service announcement, art by Bob Brown. Half-page History of Detective Mystery story, art by Morris Waldinger. The Elusive Clue article. "Batman--The Superman of Planet X!", script by France Herron, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman is transported to the Planet Zur-En-Arrh and meets with the Batman of that planet in order to help him combat an enemy invasion force from another planet. One-page Fingerprint Curios story, art by Morris Waldinger. Half-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 252 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple, cover fully detached.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Creature from the Green Lagoon" starring Batman and Robin, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; A film producer friend of Batman's on Skull Island sends for the Dynamic Duo and shows them a set he has built for a movie in production...a wall to keep out a creature that is wrecking his production equipment and preventing the movie from being completed for some unknown reason. "The Menace of the Super Weapons" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Certa; Manunter is helpless to stop Waldo Wilson's super weapons. "Danger Trail" text story. Warden Willis two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "The Undersea City" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy encounters Horace Wakely. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.