Auctions: comic books February 1962

Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961 Marvel) 9 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4694136003

Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Terror of Tim Boo Ba; Alien warlord Tim Boo Ba is master of all he surveys but is wiped out in a torrential flood when an Earth boy drips water on the small scale model that is Tim Boo Ba's home planet. The Man Who Captured Death!; An old man builds a machine to freeze Death in his tracks since he is unwilling to go when he has so much more left to accomplish; With Death removed from the picture, the Earth becomes a shambles. I Come from the Black Void. The Spirit of Swami River; A swami crook steals money from gullible widows with his fake act until he promises to deliver money to a dead husband's spirit and the swami is surprised to find himself disappearing when the real spirit holds him to his word. The Genie Lives. All scripts by Stan Lee, all art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.12.

Batman (1940) 145 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "Hunt for Mr. 50," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Dynamic Duo trace a smuggling ring to Hawaii and travel there to confront them in order to locate the ring leader. Half-page Lefty Looie story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Tiniest Villain in the World," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; When the Caped Crusader learns that Joe Burr has kidnapped a noted inventor of a shrinking machine, Batman deliberately shrinks himself to miniature size to capture the villain. Let Science Serve You! public service announcement. "The Son of the Joker," script by Bill Finger, art by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane); In this imaginary story, penned by Alfred, trusted butler of Bruce Wayne, the Second Batman and Robin team run up against the Son of the Joker, who is using the tricks of the trade once used by his father! Full-page ads for Batman Annual 2 and Superman Annual 4. Statement of ownership; 485,000 average sales. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 9 GD- 1.8

3.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached and water damage. Extra staple holes (not manufacturing).

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Origin of the Justice League!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; The Justice League of America uses the occasion of its third anniversary to tell Snapper Carr and Green Arrow about the formation of the League, involving the discovery of strange meteors that nearly doomed them forever; featuring the origin and first case of the JLA. Letter to the editor from comic artist Joe Staton. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 36 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Steve Steere and John Liggera. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. When Scrooge accidentally gives witch Magica De Spell the very first dime he ever earned, Scrooge, Donald, and his nephews must track her down and get it back. This story features the first appearance of Magica De Spell and "the Old Number One Dime." Gyro Gearloose is called in after a giant robot built for a movie runs amuck. Scrooge tries to break a goat of its habit of eating money. The Midas Touch; Gyro Gearloose: Duckburgs Day of Peril; The New Hat; Money Bag Goat; The Bends; Green Stuff; Memory Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.