Auctions: comic books 1938-1955

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 10 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. The E.C. Artist of the Issue - Graham Ingels photo and bio. Grave Business!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; An undertaker who overcharges for his services becomes paralyzed in an auto accident and buried alive because his partner doesn't bother to embalm him and uses all the tricks he learned while working with the victim to bilk the estate for the funeral costs. The Vamp!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Johnny Craig, pencils by Johnny Craig (pages 1-4) and Jack Davis (pages 5-7), inks by Jack Davis; A man and wife go on vacation in Europe where he meets a vampire that falls in love with him; Once he learns what she is he rejects her in disgust and she angrily replies that she'll kill him before she lets him go back to his wife. My Uncle Ekar!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Bum Steer!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 20 FR 1.0

Near-complete spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Thump Fun!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A murderer thinks he is like the character in Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart", imagining he hears a heartbeat in the walls, but after police examine the area they find his older brother's corpse. Terror Train--The Vault-Keeper's E.C. Classic, script and art by Albert B. Feldstein; Gloria was in a cab, running away from her husband Ralph...heading toward the train station and the train that would take her away from this man whom she thought was trying to poison her. Bloody Sure--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall. Hyde and Go Shriek!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 24 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4390315003

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes...--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; A blob story that features a cuckolded moonshine-swilling mountain man as the vengeful blob creature that is created when his wife and her lover shove him into a still to drown and be dissolved with a bag of lye. ...Only Sin Deep--The Vault of Horror!, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen; A heartless young woman pawns her beauty for 1000.00 to a shopkeeper she assumes is a crank. The Secret--Haunt of Fear, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans. Head-Room!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. NOTE: Used in Senate Investigative Report, page 8. Cover price $0.10.

Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 27 GD/VG 3.0

RESTORATION. Color touch. Staple rust, rust migration. Staple added (not manufacturing).

Cover art by Graham Ingels. About Face--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; A father thinks he has twins, a beautiful girl and a deformed girl. Game Washed Out!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; A man in a Puritan colony kills his wife and dumps her body with a weight attached into a pond in order to solicit another man's wife to run away with him. Silent Treatment--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, art by Jack Kamen. Swamped--The Crypt of Terror, art by Reed Crandall. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. NOTE: An editorial urges readers to write to the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, which had started investigating the comic industry. Cover price $0.10.

Haunted Thrills (1952) 9 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4141723023

Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A man kills his wife, but she won't stay in the coffin. An art critic's latest objet d'art contains a demon. A female sculptor's jungle refuge succeeds with the help of a mysterious stranger. Madness of Terror; Devil on His Shoulder; The Genius. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 11 GD/VG 3.0

2" spine split from top. Cover oxidation.

Contains four original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Man O'Metal" by H. G. Peter; "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Star Flashes" by Charles Bruno; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Gordon Fife and the Boy King" by Bob Moore and Jim Hales; and "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson. "River Pirate Bait" text story by Jack M. Greene. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 19 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4031783006

Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Skip and Jumpy figure out a convoluted plan to steal the silver mine payroll, even though Hopalong is guarding it, by using Dopey as a fall guy. To prove Curly's dog is no sheep-killer, Hoppy stalks a wolf, but it catches him without his six-shooter. Blacksmith's daughter Esmerelda, who tosses anvils around like horseshoes, vows she will only marry a man as strong as herself - but when she sees Hopalong Cassidy, it's love at first sight, for her. Silver Coins Among the Dead; Willie the Worm; Hopalong Cassidy and the Accused; Be a Sharpshooter; Sherlock and Chuck; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.: Pitching Horseshoes; Hopalong Cassidy and the Blacksmith's Daughter; Cheesebox Jail; Tuck Sedo: The Unwelcomed Guest; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; Ridin' Herd with William Boyd; South of the Border Menace; Scape-Goat. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 22 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4031783007

Hopalong Cassidy stars in "Bridge of Despair," "Return of the Arizona Kid," "Last Performance," and "Justice Triumphs." Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr. back-up story, "Gold Digger." Comix "Cards" Ozzie and Babs from Wow Comics. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit" by C.C. Beck. Cover price $0.10.

Horror Stories (1935-1941 Popular) Pulp Vol. 10 #1UK VG 4.0 UK Variant

UK Edition.

Human Torch Comics (1940) 7 CBCS 3.0 Restored

Extensive amateur restoration

Paper: Cream to off white

Amateur Restoration Includes: Extensive amount of color touch on cover & pieces added, reinforced, spine splits sealed, tear seals, cover cleaned, staples replaced. All 3 edges of 1st 2 wraps trimmed. 2 center wraps detached.

Label #21-225E20F-003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Agent of Death starring the Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro try to stop the plans of Agent X, who is out to destroy an American convoy headed toward the Far East carrying food and supplies. Promotional ad featuring Captain America, who encourages readers to join his Sentinels of Liberty. The Case of the Attempted Dreadnaught Disasters starring Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Flaming Duo must act quickly to prevent the treacherous fingers of Japanese treachery, out to destroy strategic bridges that would bottle up our Navy yard. Devil Cat text story by Mickey Spillane. Sub-Mariner Slaughters the Japs On Wake Island, art by Allen Simon. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Human Torch Comics (1940) 35 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Half of first page missing, affects art and story. Remaindered, cut continues through first few pages (some are taped).

King of the Royal Mounted Large Feature Comic (1940) 9 GD/VG 3.0

Cover and centerfold loose at one staple. Cover and interior oxidation. Staple rust.

Copyright notice inside book is dated 1937-38, but the comic was actually published in 1940. Reprints Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted newspaper comic strips in black-and-white with color covers. 8-3/5-in. x 11-1/4-in. 76 pages counting covers. Cover price $0.10.

Lone Ranger and the Menace of Murder Valley (1938 Whitman BLB) 1465 VG 4.0

Writing on interior covers. Water spotting. Oxidation.

Lone Ranger and the Menace of Murder Valley (1938 Whitman BLB) #1465, Robert Wiseman

Marvel Family (1945 Fawcett) 49 CGC 1.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4384477005

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Bill Ward, Kurt Schaffenberger, Pete Riss and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. To earn money for charity, The Marvel Family must survive for one day in Antarctica, the dinosaur era, and a desert planet populated by cactus-people...while in their human identities of Billy, Mary and Freddy. Bored with having heard every joke ever, the Roman god of laughter obliterates humor from the world, in a story with art by Torchy creator Bill Ward. Mary Marvel can't figure out why full-grown adults are suddenly acting like children. Plus a vintage ad for wallets, belts and suspenders featuring movie cowboy Roy Rogers. The Marvel Family Proves Human Hardiness; Lazy Lee; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Egg-asperating Scoop; Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Ban on Laughter; Mary Marvel: The Adult Children; Farmer Frammis; Freshman Freddy: The Big Dance; Danger on the Dock; Captain Marvel: The Million Dollar Tasks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Science Fiction (1951-1952 Stadium) Digest Vol. 3 #4 VG 4.0

Marvel Science Fiction (1951-1952 Stadium) Digest Vol. 3 #4 GD 2.0

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece missing from interior (affects "Survival" story). Cover glued to interior along spine.

Aug 1938. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by Arthur J. Burks, Henry Kuttner "Avengers of Space", Robert O. Kenyon, James Hall, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Leon Byrne. Illustrations by Paul. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #2 FR 1.0

Tape on inside of cover. 6" Cumulative spine split.

Jack Williamson, Henry Kuttner; Stant Coblentz, and David H. Keller.

Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Exodus" by Arthur J. Burks, "The Time Trap" by Henry Kuttner, "The Dead Spot" by Jack Williamson, "Rout of the Fire Imps" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "The Thirty and One" by David H. Keller. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Jack Binder. 7" x 10"; black and white (text); 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #4 FR 1.0

Slices in back cover.

April 1939. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by John Taine and Harl Vincent. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #5 VG 4.0

Aug 1939. Cover by John W. Scott. Science Fiction stories by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr, R. DeWitt Miller, Lloyd Arthur Esbach. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. NOTE: Title becomes Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp with Vol. 1 #6 Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Science Stories (1950-1952 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 3 #1 VG 4.0

1.5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

"temptress of the time flow" a novel by Gardner F. Fox (DC Comics writer),"The Cataaaa" a short story by A. E. Van Vogt, and "Race to the Moon" an article by Forrest J. Ackerman.

November 1950. Formerly Marvel Stories. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction Stories: "Trin" by Arthur J. Burks, "Temptress of the Time Flow" by Gardner F. Fox, "Overlord of Earth" by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, "Firebrand!" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Cataaaa" by A. E. Van Vogt, "The Guinea Pig" by Cedric Walker, "The Day They Landed" by Paul Chadwick, plus other editorial features. Illustrations by F.R. Paul and V. Napoli. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/4-in, 134 Pages, B&W. NOTE: See Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series; Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp; and Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp for earlier issues. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp Vol. 2 #3 GD/VG 3.0

2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Vol 2., No. 3. April 1941. Includes: "The Last Secret Weapon" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Girl from Venus" by D. D. Sharp; "The Iron God" by Jack Williamson; "The Thought Machine" and "The World of Tomorrow" by Ray Cummings; and "We - The Other People" by Bruce Manchester. Cover by J. W. Scott. 7" x 9.75". 112 pages. Title changes to Marvel Science Stories (1950-1951 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series with Vol. 3 #1. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 101 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, TRIMMED. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

The Man Who Died Twice!; Fate teaches a lesson to a man who denies him by giving him another chance to avoid being a passenger on a doomed airliner, but when he decides to drive instead of fly, the plane crashes into his car. The Spider!, script by Hank Chapman; A boy feeds his giant spider the neighbor's animals, and then the neighbor. When the spider bites the boy, he transforms into a giant spider. The Train to Nowhere text story. The Voice of Doom, art by Gene Colan; A man murders his stuttering wife and hears her voice accusing him; A psychologist friend recommends getting a parrot from South America that knows no English and leaving it in the room he hears the voice in. The Hidden Men, art by Morris Weiss. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 135 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation.

This issue contains interior artwork by Dick Ayers and Mort Drucker (5 page story). "Mr. Dugan's Dragon!" (cover featured) features a reporter who looks enough like J. Jonah Jamison to be Jonah's father. Cover price $0.10.

Men's Adventures (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 14 VG 4.0

Residue on interior cover.

"name, Rank, Serial Number" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Retreat" (art by Gene Colan), "Insane" (art by Norman Steinberg), "The Coffin" (art by Bill Everett), and a two-page text story, "Military Man With a Spear." Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Mickey Mouse and the Stolen Jewels (1949 Whitman BLB) 1464 VG+ 4.5

Mickey Mouse and the Stolen Jewels (1949 Whitman BLB) #1464

Miss America Comics (1944) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. 3 pages missing with unattached low quality reproduction pages for readability (affects "Baron Shinto the Gouger" and "The Mystery of the Monster Men" stories). Back cover coupon cut. Tape and tearing on interior pages. Pencil marks on cover.

Modern Comics (1945) 84 GD- 1.8

Cover coming loose at one staple and centerfold detached at one staple. Heavy water damage. Chipping on interior.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Untitled stories starring Blackhawk (pencils by Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera), Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward), Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson), and Ezra. Alaskan Alien text story starring Blackhawk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mr. Miracle (1944) Holyoke One-shot 4 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #21-31C4038-012

Stories and art by Irwin Hasen, R. Johnson, Lee Lawrence and George Storm. Sometimes listed as Holyoke One-shot #4. Little is known about the so-called "Holyoke One-Shots," except they include stories reprinted from early Golden Age books by Temerson and other publishers. The Blue Streak battles Nazi agents to free an explorer from an Antarctic avalanche. Cat-Man must elude a series of traps to enter a spy stronghold and discover the identities of enemy agents. Secret Agent Z-2 faces one of the most difficult tasks of his career. The Flying Trio; Blue Streak; Secret Agent Z-2; Bob Preston; Cat Man; Jane Drake; Alec and the Reign of Yang; It's Time You Knew. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

My Love Affair (1949) 2 GD- 1.8

2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Staple added (not manufacturing).

Art by Ken Battefield and others. Lurid tales of romance and regret from Fox Feature Syndicate. Jim threatens to leave Eva if she doesn't tell him her terrible secret; Marilyn's happiness with Steve is threatened by the woman from his past; Betty can't believe it when her sister Gloria tries to steal Paul away from her. Plus love advice to readers. My Dreadful Secret; I Had My Hour; Ask Debby Brown; They Said I Was Guilty. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 17 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #2139595013

"The Last Mile of Space" (cover/story art by Murphy Anderson), "The Man in the Moon," "The Thought Pirate," and "The Magnetic Duel" (art by Anderson). Carmen Infantino art? Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Nellie the Nurse (1945 Marvel/Atlas) 21 PR 0.5 (R)

Trimmed

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Partially TRIMMED.

Nightmare (1952 Ziff Davis) 1 CGC 1.0

Paper: Slightly britle

Spine of cover completely split & cover re-attached with tape. Pages 1 and 16 detached.

Label #2064763011

Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by George Tuska, Everett Raymond Kinstler and Syd Shores. Pre-Code horror and suspense from Ziff-Davis, featuring their typically beautiful painted covers. A bitter one-handed sailor burns down a ship, only to be haunted by its ghost, in a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. In another Tuska story, a man is haunted by his dead brother after an accident during a snowstorm. A beautiful Sri Lankan dancer does not show up on film, in a story with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Typically eye-catching painted cover by Allen Anderson. The Blood Ship; The Corpse That Wouldnt Stay Dead; Jardinis Jaw; The Fatal Note!; The Tunnel of Horror; Vision of the Gods! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Operator #5 (1934-1939 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 10 #1 GD/VG 3.0

1.5" Tear in cover.

Other Worlds (1949-1953 Clark Publishing) 1st Series 11 GD/VG 3.0

May, 1951; Volume 3, No 3 / Issue 11. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Our Gang Comics (1943-1947 Dell) 29 CGC 2.5

Paper: White

Label #4384477003

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear and spine split seals.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - July, 1950. 32 page illustrated color section contains reprints from Avon's comic book titles "Out of This World" & "Strange Worlds" with art by Joe Kubert and John Giunta. Science Fiction stories "The Planet-Smashers" by Ray Cummings, "Letter from the Stars" by A.E. Van Vogt, "Omega and the Wolf-Girl" by Lester del Ray, "The Puzzle of Priipiirii" by William Tenn, "The Shipwrecked Bogey Man" by Lloyd Williams, "Terror of the Mist-Maidens" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Discord Makers" by Mack Reynolds, and "Forbidden Fruit" by Kris Neville. Illustrations by Martin and William F. McWilliam. 7" x 9 3/4"; black and white/color; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 VG 4.0

A pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content!

Dec 1950. Cover by James Bama. "Out of This World Adventures" Vol. 1 No. 2 is a pulp magazine with 32 pages of four color comic content, including "The Corsairs from the Coalsack," written by John Michel with art by Joe Kubert, and Crom the Barbarian in "The Spider God of Akka," written by Gardner Fox, with art by John Giunta. This issue also includes over 100 pages of b&w illustrated pulp SF stories, including "Raiders of the Solar Frontier" by A. Bretram Chandler, plus six others. 6 3/4-in. x 9 3/4-in, partial b&w/color, 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 60 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-1716DF1-009

Katy Keene begins. Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Masquerade Monkeyshines," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie's plan to wear his usher outfit to the masquerade is foiled, he's forced to improvise while wearing a coat and underwear. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale. "The Case of the Living Puppets," pencils by Irv Novick; the Shield (Joe Higgins) encounters Marco the puppet maker and faces Drago, an evil puppeteer. "The Fat's In the Fire" text story; Archie reads a ghoul murder mystery. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Introduction of Katy Keene. The Kiss of Death" starring Black Hood, Mrs. Fanny Worthmore, Jane Gray, and Sergeant McGinty, art by Irv Novick; A train murder mystery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 77 FR/GD 1.5

1.5" Spine split from bottom. Oxidation and spine splitting to some interior wraps.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Dance Your Troubles Away," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Veronica wants Archie to learn the Charleston for the dance competition that night. Untitled Katy Keene story with Sis, art by Bill Woggon. Pep Puzzle Page. "In Days of Old"; Ferdie dreams that he's Hercules and he has to go to battle with Suzie who is the Queen of the Amazons. "So's Your Antenna"; Laurie's father gives her $300 for a portable radio for the lodge but Wilbur tells her that she could buy a TV for that amount so he convinces her to buy one and offers to do the installation himself. "Star Dirt" article; Gossip about Hollywood movies and their stars. "Golden Earrings"; A gypsy warns Jughead that he'll have an accident that night before he's safe in bed. K.O. Kelly 1950 Pin-Up Calendar, pencils by Bill Woggon. "Home Swivet Home," script and pencils by Joe Edwards; Hap builds a bird house to attract very rare swivet birds. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 23 #1 GD 2.0

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 29 #1 FN 6.0

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 36 #1 VG 4.0

Cover and interior oxidation.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 48 #1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp UK Edition 3 GD 2.0

Cover detached.

Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Cover and centerfold loose at one staple.

Cover by Bernie Krigstein. Stories by Carl Wessler and Jack Oleck. Art by Graham Ingels, Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring piracy on the high seas. The life of pirate and war hero Jean LaFitte, who fought alongside Americans in the War of 1812 and the crucial Battle of New Orleans, with art by Reed Crandall. An evil captain withholds a keg of water from his crew, in a survivor story with a twist ending and art by George Evans. Graham Ingels illustrates the tale of a man who finds courage in a most unusual place. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Jean Lafitte; Rag Doll; Salvage; Breakers on the Shore; The Keg. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 8 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4288951001

Cover art by Charles Sultan. Mystery of the Vanishing Men starring The Red Comet, art by Alex Blum. Gale Allen story, art by Bob Powell. Golden Amazons of Venus starring Flint Baker, art by Arthur Peddy. Fero Interplanetary Detective story. The War of the Electronic Universe starring Don Granval, pencils by John Celardo. Cradle of the World text story starring Dexter Ames. Robot Raiders of Mars starring Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force, art by Bob Powell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 FR 1.0

7" cumulative spine split, cover tear, edge chipping, chew.

Spring 1940. Stories by John Murray Reynolds "Goddess of the Moon", Nelson S. Bond "Dictator of Time", Ray Cummings, Ed Earl Repp, Carl Selwyn, Ross Rocklynne, Alexander M. Phillips, and Ray Cummings -as (Ray King). Illustrations by Leo Morey, Fawcette, and Will Edwards. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #3 VG/FN 5.0

Summer 1940. Cover by Stanley Albert Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "Space-Liner X-87", Ross Rocklynne "The Forbidden Dream", Carl Selwyn "Exiles of the Three Red Moons", John Russell Fearn "The Cosmic Juggernaut", Neil R. Jones "The Dark Swordsmen of Saturn", Sam Carson, Frederick A. Kummer Jr., and Harry Walton. Illustrations by Paul, Will Edwards, Leo Morey, and Eron. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #4 VG 4.0

Fall 1940. Cover by Albert Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "Revolt in the Ice Kingdom", Nelson S. Bond "The Ultimate Salient", Ed Earl Repp, John Russell Fearn as- (Thornton Ayre), Robert Moore Williams, Donald A. Wollheim, Neil R. Jones, and Carl Selwyn. Illustrations by Paul, Rosenthab, D.L., and Leo Morey. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.