Auctions: comic books January 1962

Journey into Mystery (1952) 76B GD/VG 3.0 Black Circle Variant

Cover coming detached at one staple. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

This is the "Black Circle" variant edition with the price circle blacked out and 12 cents printed below it. "The Genie With the Light Brown Hair!" with pencils by Jack Kirby; "Mind Over Matter (art by Don Heck?); "Follow the Leader" with pencils by Kirby; "Escape to Nowhere!" with script by Stan Lee and art by Steve Ditko; and a two-page text story, "Tricky Travel." Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.12.

Ludwig Von Drake (1961-1962 Dell) 2 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736273014

Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Tony Strobl, Don Christensen, Steve Steere, and John Liggera. The first comic adventures of Professor Ludwig Von Drake, a character created by Disney Studios for the Disney's groundbreaking weekly TV program Walt Disneys Wonderful World of Color. Von Drake has an unorthodox solution to finding a lost coin in Uncle Scrooge's money bin. Von Drake matches wits with a computer. Visiting aliens take Von Drake for a ride in their flying saucer. Book Learnin; The Medium-Rare Coin; Battle of the Brains; The Lost Chord; The Chipmunk Charade; April May and June: School Circus Stars; Strain in Spain; A Lesson in Space; The Ultrasonic Solo; Fit to Be Tied; The Book Look; Private Pool. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 27 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Missing front cover.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Man in the Ant Hill!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. Trouble Bubble text story, art by Joe Maneely. Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall..., art by Don Heck; Bill Carter purchases a mirror for his wife's birthday; It turns out to be cursed and she falls under the control of an undead sorceror until the mirror is broken. The Talking Horse, art by Bob Forgione; The horse Silverstreak convinces the abusive jockey Barney to bet on them winning the next race. Dead Planet!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A warrior race conquers world after world, but on one of them there seems to be life but their warrior can find none and dies of loneliness. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.