Auctions: comic books March 1960

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 28 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4735764001

Cover by pencils Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. First appearance of Justice League of America, Starro, and Snapper Carr in "Starro the Conqueror!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs, Joe Giella, and Murphy Anderson; Peter the Puffer Fish alerts Aquaman to an attack on Earth from an alien starfish named Starro the Conqueror; Starro has altered three ordinary starfish into his lieutenants; Aquaman alerts his friends Wonder Woman, Superman, Green Lantern, Batman, Flash, and J'onn J'onzz; Though Superman and Batman are too busy to attend, the rest meet and split up into teams. It's Fun to Help Others! public service announcement with Superboy by Jack Schiff, art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye. Starro vs. Green Lantern, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella; One of Starro's lieutenants steals and explodes an atomic bomb to absorb its power. Starro vs. Wonder Woman and John Jones, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs. Starro vs. the Flash!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. Starro vs. Justice League of America, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 111 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. 2nd appearance of Kid Flash in The Challenge of the Crimson Crows, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; In Kid Flash's first solo adventure, he must stop a gang of kids before they get into trouble. Invasion of the Cloud Creatures!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; Dr. Wiley Summers discovers Cloud Creatures who want to take over the Earth. It's Fun to Help Others public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Speed of Sound! fact half-page. Volcanoes article. Ad for The Brave and the Bold #28 [first Justice League], pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. Flash Facts filler page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.