Auctions: comic books 1938-1955

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 64 FN- 5.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. "The 3-D Terror," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; A monster leaps out of the screen at a 3-D movie theatre. "The Doom Dolls," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman agrees to participate in a parade in her honor, not realizing it's actually being organized by gangland. Hopalong Cassidy ad. The Bridal Bouquet filler page. Facts on Furs text article. Brides to Be filler page. "Wonder Woman's Last Hour," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The Though Master projects Wonder Woman into a world of illusion where her powers don't work. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 66 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "The Olympics of Terror," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Deception tries to get the other planets to help him invade Earth, but Wonder Woman challenges all their champions to Olympic style games. "The Talking Tiara," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Origin of Wonder Woman's magic tiara which allows her to understand all languages. The Dazzling Dolls text article. "The Missing Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman gets amnesia and has to discover her own secret identity. Wonder Women of History Gail Laughlin bio by Julius Schwartz. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 69 GD 2.0

Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "Seeds of Peril," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Giant seeds fall from outer space and cause huge mushrooms to grow all over toppling buildings and capsizing boats. "The Secret Hall of Fame," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The Leprechauns erect a Hall of Fame to Wonder Woman's adventures in the past, which she hasn't yet undertaken. Women In Sport text article. "The Last Sheriff," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The town of Lawless asks Wonder Woman to be its Sheriff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonderworld Comics (1939) 20 CBCS 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Cover Reattached With Moderate Amount of Tape on Interior.

Label #18-2A9764E-073

The Kidnappers starring Flame. Zarhov's Monster starring Yarko. The Black Pearl starring Shorty Shortcake. The Bombing Gang starring Patty O'Day. One Minute To Death starring Dr. Fung. Smuggler's Syndicate text story, art by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). Headed For a Noose starring Tex Maxon, art by Munson Paddock (Chuck Munson). Return To the Dark Ages starring Don Quixote and Adolphus Stalini. Shanghaied By Captain Swine starring Spark Stevens. The Jigsaw Puzzle Plot--K-51 Spies At War. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Wonderworld Comics (1939) 27 CBCS 2.0

Paper: White

Label #23-211F269-004

The Kidnapping of Dr. Dobbs starring Flame. Blitz and the Saboteur starring Black Lion, art by Chuck Winter. Zino's Bombing Plot starring Yarko the Great. The Framing of Bill Mattson starring Tex Maxon art by Munson Paddock (Chuck Munson). The Framing of Bill Mattson starring Tex Maxon, art by Munson Paddock (Chuck Munson). The Murder of "Lord Cowper" starring Patty O'Day, art by Claire Moe (Vic Todd). Jungle Manhunt text story by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). The Pencil Racket starring Dr. Fung. The Sky Pirate starring Wing Turner. Niki Comso's Train Sabotage Plot--K-51 Spies At War. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest (1941) 76 FR 1.0

Full length spine split. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. When Gotham City Challenged Metropolis, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Batman and Superman have a contest to do the most civic good deeds during a 24 hour period. An electronics convention will be held in the city of the winner. Honey in Hollywood humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Sagebrush Sam humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Supergram the Superman Puzzle Game. The Mechanical Archer starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Detectives Who Chase Insects text article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. House ad for Leave it to Binky #47 and Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #5. The Schooner on Wheels starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Yankee Comics (1941 Armed Service Edition) 4 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3705607019

Stories and art by Jack Cole, Charles Biro, Ferd Johnson, Dick Ryan, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Russell Keaton, Jim Tyer, and Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.). Numbering continues from Scoop Comics (1941) #3. A digest-sized comics anthology packaged for the U.S. Armed Forces by Harry A. Chesler Features Syndicate (listed as Remington Morse). Early stories and art by comics legends Jack Cole, creator of Plastic Man, and Charles Biro, later one of the minds behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. A rare one-page strip featuring Little Nemo's Impy drawn by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay (credited here as Winsor McCay, Jr.). Short comedy strips, sometimes just one panel, with titles like Foxy Grandpa and Stars and Stripes. Also, text articles about WWII war efforts, including an argument in favor of wartime humor (like Yankee Comics) and a morale-building message to military personnel. Yankee Comics; Belly-Laughs; King Kole; Little Samson; Stars and Stripes; Lonesome Luke; Ace & Deuce; Ima Slooth; Joe McGee; Sick Call; Nutty Fagin; Dot and Dash; Impy; Joe Ticket the Picket; Jack Potts; Tom, Dick and Mary; Private Bill; The Rumor Cycle; Foxy Grandpa; Wacky Rhymes; Riggin Bill; Tough Guy Joe; Wacky Rhymes; Tough Guy Joe; Bad Breaks; Spots; Your Uncle Sam Speaking. 5-in. x 7.5-in., 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 2 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4181578003

Cover by Ellis Chambers. Stories and art by Ellis Chambers, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Morris Weiss (credited as Pat Simon), Harry Lazarus, and A. W. Nugent. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe is stranded on a desert island with a turtle named Friday and it looks desperate, but then a chest washes up on shore. Bloodhound Sherlock Sniff, better known as Detecto, and his giraffe sidekick Billy Longneck investigate when priceless jewelry vanishes from locked rooms in wealthy Snob Hill. In an offbeat take on fairy tales, a servant sets out to find Old King Cole's Fiddlers Three, but winds up searching for the Cat and the Fiddle. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about animals. Circus Elephant Forgot to Remember; Detecto the Bloodhound; Smarty; Little Leo; Animal Quiz: Indian Elephant; Bugsy Bear; The Low-Down on Mother Goose: The Riddle of the Fiddle; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; Join the Dots Little Tots; Cut-Out Stunts; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo the Monk; The Mischievous Ant. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 3 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #4181578004

Stories and art by Harry Lazarus, Ellis Chambers, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Morris Weiss, A.W. Nugent, and Bernie Krigstein. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, find the wreckage of Crusoe's ship. A coyote family hunts prairie dogs , in a story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. How the bear got a short tail. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about penguins and lungfish. Monkey Visiting the Zoo Sees Zoot Suit Donkey; Smarty; Little Leo; Animal Quiz: Lungfish; Rudy Rabbit; They Say; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Fun for Little Artists; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo and Tony; Coyote Family Hunts Prairie Dogs; Popsy Penguin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.