Auctions: comic books March 1961

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 34 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. RESTORATION. Color touch. Water spotting.

Cover by Joe Kubert. 1st Silver Age appearance of Hawkman in "Creature of a Thousand Shapes!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; Katar and his wife Shayera, police officers from the Planet Thanagar, come to Earth in pursuit of a shape-shifting criminal from their world; Police Commissioner Emmett helps them to establish secret identities, and, after they have succeeded in their mission, helps convince them to stay on Earth. Letter to the editor from comic writer Roy Thomas. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Brides in Love (1956) 23 VG 4.0

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Newly married romance, and all the complications that go with it. Stenographer Kitty secretly loves office hunk Brad, but blonde, flirty Barbara is doing her best to land him. Debbie gets bad news just before her wedding, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Joan is overwhelmed with the tasks of married life, but a visit from her friend Mimi, a successful fashion designer, helps her put things in perspective. The Most Marriageable Man; The Grass Looks Greener; Love Without Faith; Mudville Memories; To the End of Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 119 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sid Greene. The Mirror-Master's Magic Bullet!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; Mirror Master steals mirrors in a museum; Flash guards a rear mirror belonging to the father of a girl Iris gets jealous of; Mirror Master uses a mirror duplicator to make Flash his genie. The Elongated Man's Undersea Trap!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Elongated Man goes on a honeymoon with his new bride, debutante Sue Dearbon. Amazing Speeds fact page. The Brave and the Bold #34 ad with Hawkman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 66 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4714757015

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Return of the Hulk!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Hulk returns from space and takes over a small town to get revenge on the human that defeated him. "The Black Ray," art by Paul Reinman; An imprisoned criminal scientist pretends to make a medical device which is in fact a time machine. "The Thing Behind the Wall!," art by Steve Ditko; A thief passes through a wall and is confronted by an evil entity that plans to invade Earth; He escapes, only to be arrested and jailed; He doesnt know if it was real, but is too afraid to touch the wall of his cell and find out. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest Comics (1941) 116 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #20-2ECB83F-100

Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Creature From Beyond! starring Superman and Batman, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; The Creature from Beyond is helping the Jackson Mob commit robberies. Don' t Sell Nature Short public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Dateline: Outer Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Jack Miller, art by Jim Mooney. Lem n' Lime humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Ape Archer, script by Ed Herron, art by Lee Elias; Green Arrow and Speedy must determine what has mad the chimp Bonzo take up a life of crime. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.