Auctions: comic books June 1960

Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 60 GD- 1.8

Heavy water damage.

One of our favorite Adam Strange covers!

Adam Strange stars in "The Attack of the Tentacle World!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Back-up stories: "Doom Bombs From Jupiter" (pencils by Gil Kane) and "Mystery of the Synthetic Man!" (pencils by Sid Greene?). Kane/infantino cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 26 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4585539019

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Cover by Joe Kubert. "The Aliens from 2,000 B.C.", script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Kubert; An egyptology professor asks for Rip's help in solving mysterious hieroglyphs showing the ancient Egyptians worshipping unknown gods; With his fellow time masters tagging along, Rip takes the Time Sphere into the year 2000 B.C., landing in the ancient Egypt village of El Karnak., where two alien beings from another world have been portraying themselves as gods and demanding tribute from the poor villagers; Following the extraterrestrials to their island hideout, Rip finds that they are preparing for a global takeover using robot soldiers manufactured from a machine; He and Jeff destroy the robot-maker and rush back to the village to try and warn the people about the aliens and their remaining robots; The villagers at first don't believe them, but then a brilliant flash of light occurs and two more alien visitors appear; They explain that they are the law enforcement of their world, and that they came to recapture the two escaped criminals that made their way to Earth; It's at that time when the robots come into view! Continued in Rip Hunter, Time Master #1. Professor Eureka half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 81 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Weakling from Earth! Part 1, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Superboy crashes on the planet Xenon where everybody has super powers but him. Be Your Own Boss! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. The Weakling from Earth! Part 2: The Revolt of the Weaklings!, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Superboy is exiled from Xenon to the Weakling World. The Millionaire Pupil!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.