Auctions: comic books 1938-1955

Captain Marvel Adventures (1942 Mighty Midget Miniature) 11A GD/VG 3.0

Variant with plain back cover (no color on back). Stories include "Captain Marvel and the Bumble-Brained Bridegroom" and "The Alaskan Adventure." Newsprint cover and interior, 5" X 4", 36 pages in black, white, and red. Listed as Mighty Midget Comics in Overstreet.

Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) 39 FN+ 6.5

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Bill Woolfolk. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. CM intervenes when a cutting-edge tunnel under a river is targeted for sabotage...or is it the river itself that attacks? Midnight creates a device that interrupts electric power in a wide radius, a sort of EMP weapon 50 years early. Captain Midnight is called in to help railroad workers lay track across an impassible swamp. Tunnel of Terror; Path of Darkness; Odd But True Inventions; Pilot Pete; The Sleepy Madman; Red Skye: Debt of Death; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Swamp of Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Science (1950) 2 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #23-11DB1D1-002

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Walter Johnson and Gustav Schrotter. Sci-fi adventure from Youthful Magazines. When the alien supercomputer warns of danger from the dark side of the moon, Captain Science and Rip use the flying saucer to investigate, leaving beautiful alien Luana to coordinate the action with the Cortexon. But their return is delayed when the Cat Men of Phoebus abduct Luana, hoping to lure Captain Science and the supercomputer into their grasp. Interplanetary private eye Brant Craig investigates after the Venusberg Freight line is targeted by the Space Pirates of Lanthus IV. The Dark o the Moon; The Space Pirates of Lanthus IV; Nightmare!; The Cat Men of Phoebus; Robots of Ra. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey 1st Series) 21 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4405340003

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Numbering continues from Blondie (1947 McKay/Harvey/King/Charlton) #20. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #1. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. The descendant of famous witch-hunters is called to Ireland by a witch's spell. A man returns to Paris and remembers his childhood encounter with a ghost. A glimpse at what future space prisons might look like. The Old Hag of the Hills; The Avenging Spectre!; Darker Than Death; Gorilla!; Strange Customs; Gray Death; Tricks to Mystify Your Friends; The Chieftain of the Dead; Terror in the Heavens!; The Ghost of the Rue de Morte; How Death Valley Got Its Name; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey 1st Series) 22 CGC 3.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover.

Label #4386574001

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by John Giunta, Manny Stallman, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #2. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A ferry captain provides corpses to a mad doctor in an island castle for his evil experiments. An unhinged artist creates a portal to a horrific world, bringing a hapless art student along with him. Profiles of infamous monsters: Frankenstein's Monster; Dracula; The Mummy; The Werewolf; Jack the Ripper. The Vault of Living Death; Portrait of Fear; Creatures of the Swamp; Men from Mars; Strange Customs; Caught!; House of Horror; Ferry of the Dead; The Snake Man; Chambers of Chills; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey 1st Series) 23 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4386574002

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Lee Elias, Pierce Rice, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #3. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. The recipient of an eye transplant is haunted by horrifying visions. A meek accountant pushed too far turns to murder, in a story with possible inks by comics legend Leonard Starr. Scientists discover the legendary lair of the Minotaur, but soon regret it. Arctic explorers accidentally unfreeze an evil temple and its inhabitants. Walking Dead; Hall Of Horror!; Trip To Terror; Brain Operation!; Strange Customs; Death In The Desert!; Monster's Maze; Scientific Oddities; The Doom of Living Ice; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 9 CGC 5.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4405340002

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Tom Hickey, Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Vic Donahue. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Antarctic explorers discover a long-frozen caveman. A man arranges a fiendish revenge on the thieves who murdered his wife, setting the eight-armed Ranu against them. Figures from nursery rhymes are brought to life as murderous minions. Bondage cover by Al Avison. The Eight Hands of Ranu; Strange Legends: Maushope - The Dying Smoker; The Captain's Return; The Annals of Horror: The Black Death; The Rotting Death; Birth of a Monster; The Ice Horror; Demons of the Night. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 22 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4405340004

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, John Giunta and Manny Stallman. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A disfigured man knows he must eventually show his face to the woman he loves. A fugitive criminal forces a scientist to use his reincarnation machine on him. Scientists discover a subterranean society and its sinister lottery. The Ugly Duckling; A Model Girl; Reincarnation; Lottery; Chilly Chamber Music: Songs from the Spook Box; The Satchel; The Skeptic! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 002 Ivanhoe (1946) 3 VG- 3.5

Chew.

Ivanhoe, 3rd Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 15). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 002 Ivanhoe (1946) 6 VG 4.0

Ivanhoe, 6th Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 28, 1946). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 003 The Count of Monte Cristo (1946) 4 VG- 3.5

Cover coming loose at the staple. Water spotting.

The Count of Monte Cristo, 4th Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 18/20).

Classics Illustrated 008 Arabian Nights 4A GD- 1.8

1" Tear through front cover and first 22 pages.

Arabian Nights, 4th Printing, Classics Comics. "A" version has glossy cover on regular paper stock. (HRN 28). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 008 Arabian Nights 7 VG/FN 5.0

Tape on interior of cover.

Arabian Nights, 7th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 78). Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 011 Don Quixote (1943) 3 GD/VG 3.0

.5" Spine split from bottom.

Don Quixote, 3rd Printing, Classics Comics. Comic book adaptation of the classic Miguel De Cervantes story about a quiet scholarly gentleman who let his imagination take over his life and resolved to seek adventure as noble knight. Illustrated by Louis Zansky. Issue also has a text biography of Cervantes and other historical figures. (HRN 21). Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 012 Rip Van Winkle 2 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

Rip Van Winkle, 2nd Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 15). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 015 Uncle Tom's Cabin 2 GD/VG 3.0

Uncle Tom's Cabin, 2nd Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 15).

Classics Illustrated 020 The Corsican Brothers (1944) 2 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

The Corsican Brothers, 2nd Printing, Classics Comics, Queens County Times edition. (HRN 22).

Classics Illustrated 021 3 Famous Mysteries (1944) 7 VG+ 4.5

Writing on inside of back cover.

3 Famous Mysteries, 7th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 114). Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 023 Oliver Twist 2B VG- 3.5

Writing on inside of back cover.

Oliver Twist, 2nd Printing, Classics Comics, NO cover price in white circle to left of title. (HRN 30, original 7/45 date).

Classics Illustrated 033 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1947) 1 FR 1.0

3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation. Portion of back cover missing.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. Kiefer cover, contains Hound of the Baskervilles & A Study in Scarlet, 68 pgs. (HRN 33, 1/47). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 033 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1947) 2 GD+ 2.5

Tape under staples. Cover detached at one staple.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. DOES NOT HAVE A Study in Scarlet. (HRN 53, no price or date).

Classics Illustrated 033 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1947) 3 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 71). Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 033 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1947) 4B VG- 3.5

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 4th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. 4B has Kiefer's name omitted from cover. (HRN 89). Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 040 Mysteries (1947) 2 VG- 3.5

Mysteries, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 62, no date). Edgar All Poe stories: "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Adventure of Hans Pfall" and "The Fall of the House of Usher". Art by August M. Froelich, H.C. Kiefer & Harley M. Griffiths. Cover price $0.15.

Classics Illustrated 042 Swiss Family Robinson 2B GD+ 2.5

.5" Cumulative spine split.

Swiss Family Robinson 2nd printing, Line Drawing Cover, Reorder List on back cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic story about a family shipwrecked on an island. (HRN 62, no date).

Classics Illustrated 110 A Study in Scarlet (1953) 1 VG+ 4.5

A Study in Scarlet, 1st printing, Painted Cover. Sherlock Holmes stars in "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." Art by Seymour Moskowitz. Comic book adaptation of the classic detective story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson to the world. Issue also has an comic book adaptation of another Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and a text biography on Doyle and text stories on "Our American Heritage" and "Stories from the World of Sports." (HRN 111, with 8/53 date). Cover price $0.15.

Comedy Comics (1942 Timely) 24 VG/FN 5.0

Cosmic Stories (1941 Albing Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG 4.0

2" spine split from top.

Cosmo Cat (1946 Fox) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Cosmopolitan (1886 Hearst) Vol. 106 #2 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Missing back cover.

Volume 106, Issue 2 - February 1939, 8.5" x 11.5", 172 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

Crack Comics (1940) 51 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4292637007

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Werewolf War, art by Reed Crandall; In a strange town, Kim is kidnapped by a man named Raffrey, who, in reality, is a werewolf; Captain Triumph shows no remorse for the evil creature by delivering a fatal blow to it, even after he had reverted back into human form. The Shrunken Crooks starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. Trouble! starring Hack O'Hara. The Substitute Strips starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Magic Tree starring Floogy the Fiji. Insurance, Injuries, and Marriage Prospects starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Crazy (1953) 7 VG 4.0

(C) Russ Heath (A) Carl Burgos, Carl Hubbell, Howard Post, Russ Heath, Dan DeCarlo, Joe Maneely. Parody/satire. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) 63 GD/VG 3.0

Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Sicilian siblings the Genna Brothers rule Chicago's Little Italy, until they come up against Capone's Chicago Outfit. Trivia about strange crimes includes the Gorilla Man robberies, perpetrated by a man in a gorilla suit. A master of escaping from prison tells his story in the first person. The Genna Brothers; Crime Oddities; Harry The Artist Hamilton; It's a Fact!; The Five Lives of Lucky Lane. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 84 GD+ 2.5

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Ben "The Leech" Dore, who must choose between informing on a mob boss or frying for the murder himself, in a story with possible art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. During Prohibition, a cop goes after the Jerry Morton Gang, who murdered guards during an armored-car heist. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed a wealthy woman during an opera performance. Death House Blues; Mad-Dog Roundup; Our Police Hall of Fame; Captured by a Mail Order Sleuth!; Who Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 125 VG- 3.5

Oxidation, 1/2" cumulative spine split.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The story of Frank Nash, called "the most successful bank robber in U.S. history," until the Kansas City Massacre. A convict has a change of heart during a breakout and saves a prison guard. The Hair-Raising Career of Massacre Mad Frank Nash; The End of the Line; Strange Criminals; Crime Oddities; The Case of the X-Rayed Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Crime Illustrated (1955) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4378731002

Cover by Joe Orlando. Stories by Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck, John Larner, and Richard Smith. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring tales of law and outlaws in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A private eye investigating a woman's disappearance finds a vital clue in a mystery novel, but fails to notice the title, "Fall Guy For Murder," adapted from a story that originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #18. In a noirish story, a chance encounter on the street gets Ben involved with the dangerous lives of Myra and her sister. Another historic moment occurs in Mother's Day (adapted from a story that originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #21), when writer Al Feldstein uses the soon-to-be-famous moniker "Alfred E. Neuman." Vivid cover by Joe Orlando definitely would not have passed muster with the new Comics Code. Fall Guy For Murder; The Sisters; Fools Gold; Farewell To Arms; Mothers Day 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948 Ace Magazines) 34 GD 2.0

Three lateral spine tears.

"Signed in His Own Blood," "Double X Marks the Spot," "Flowers for a Mobster," "Death Has Two Faces." Two page text story, "Time to Kill." Cover price $0.10.

Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) 19 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4386574004

Cover art by Al Feldstein. "The Killer," script and art by Reed Crandall; Jonathan worked hard at his work, never wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father. Then he met Elsie, whom he intended to marry after he had established himself; However, because Jonathan's father was not a member of a guild, Jonathan was denied his opportunity to make a living, and reluctantly accepted doing his father's line of work. "Wined-Up!", script by Bill Gaines (plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (plot, script), art by George Evans; Charles, in a wheelchair since an auto accident, learns that the accident was no accident at all, and that his wife Laura wanted to kill him because she was sick and tired of living with him; She now informs him that is going to try again by wheeling him out on a pier, attaching a wire to it so that she can pull the chair into the lake as she goes swimming. "Rendezvous!" text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. "Murder May Boomerang," script and art by Johnny Craig; Nearly inseparable, a father and son did everything in life together until that one day when a prisoner from a nearby penitentiary discovers the pair's cabin, where he steals clothing and nearly beats the father to death. "About Phase," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cutie Pie (1955) 1 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #0170675005

Cover by Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Gene Fawcette and Charlotte Kay. Adorable 5-year-old girl Cutie Pie knows nothing but mischief, in a series inspired by the success of Dennis the Menace. Cutie's dad suffers greatly when Cutie and her mother go to the store for a sale. Cutie's mom accidentally bakes her wedding ring into a cake for the bake sale, and comedy hijinks ensue. Under protest, Cutie's dad takes her to the golf course, and quickly regrets it. A La Mode; As Is; She Takes the Cake; Florence Nightingale: Angel of Mercy; Sitter's Sitter; A Slight Handicap; Round Trip; Disk Jockey; Yours Truly, Cutie Pie and Copy. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Danger and Adventure (1955) 26 CGC 2.0

Paper: Brittle

Label #2107550001

Mike Danger in "Versailles Incident." Johnny Adventure in "The Burning Eye." Together they stars in "Allies of Hate!" Lance O'Casey stars in "The Pan American Bull Session!" Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 82 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at single center staple and anchored with tape. Tape on interior cover and pages.

Batman and Robin in "Quarterback of Crime," Slam Bradley in "Wild and Wooly," the Crimson Avenger in "Not With Mirrors," Spy in "Peril on Pier 76," Air Wave in "Rogues Along the River" (art by George Roussos), and the Boy Commandos in "The Romance of Rip Carter" (by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby). A full-page ad features Boy Commandos # 5, Leading Comics # 4, All Star Comics # 18, Wonder Woman # 6, Green Lantern # 9, and All-Flash # 12. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 89 0.3

Mold. Water damage. Unattached reproduction cover.

2nd Cavalier appearance in the Batman and Robin story, "Laboratory Loot," Three-Ring Binks, Air Wave in "Man or Mouser" (art by George Roussos), last Crimson Avenger in "The Disappearing Desperados," Slam Bradley in "Borrowed Brains," and the Boy Commandos in "Joyride a la Russe" (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Cover price $0.10.

Detective Mysteries (1938 Western Fiction) Pulp 1 GD/VG 3.0

Volume 1, Issue 1 - November, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Short Stories (1937-1947 Manvis Publications) Pulp Vol. 3 #4 VG 4.0

Short stories by Anthony Boucher and E. Hoffman Price.

Detective Tales (1935-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 28 #2 FN 6.0

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 31 #1 FN 6.0

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 32 #1 FN 6.0

Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. Cover by Gloria Stoll Karn. "Dead Men Rise Up Never" by Ray Bradbury, plus stories by William R. Cox, Francis K. Allan, Joel Reeve, Ken Lewis, Cyril Plunkett, Dorothy Dunn, Talmage Powell and D. R. Banat. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 98 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $0.15.

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 35 #2 VG/FN 5.0

Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. Cover by ?. "Wake for the Living" by Ray Bradbury, plus stories by Francis K. Allan, Arthur Leo Zagat, Joe Kent, Wyatt Blassingame, Lix Agrabee and Charles W. Harbaugh. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 98 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $0.15.

Dorothy Lamour (1950) 3 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE- First wrap missing, affects readability. Cover detached and reattached with glue, 3" spine split, 1 1/4" of spine split extends through entire book.

Art by Wally Wood and Bill Everett. Celebrity comic featuring the female star of the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby "Road" movies, presented here as a Sheena-type warrior called Jungle Princess. An elephant stampede leaves Dorothy at the mercy of a strange and violent tribe; A cruel hunter tries to trick a native tribe into turning against the Jungle Princess; The discovery of a lost tomb in the jungle leads to danger as a thousand-year-old princess apparently returns to life. The Birdmen / Prince of the Birdmen; The Gaining of Courage; Flaming Idol of the Bengi Kraal; The Taboura Sacrifice of the Maidens; Tat'teeta and Jungle Justice; Realm of the Pharaoh's Daughter. Final issue under this title; an otherwise unreleased issue of Dorothy Lamour can be found rebound in the cover of some copies of Red Circle Comics (Rural Home, 1945 series) #4. In order of appearance: "Dorothy Lamour and the Bird-Men"; "Panu the Panther King, The Gaining of Courage"; "Dorothy Lamour, Flaming Idol of the Bengi Kraal"; "The Tabura Sacrifice of the Maidens"; and "Dorothy Lamour, Realm of the Pharaoh's Daughter". "Tat'teeta and Jungle Justice" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #26. Indicia states "DOROTHY LAMOUR (formerly JUNGLE LIL)". 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dynamic Science Fiction (1952-1954 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #6 GD 2.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. 3 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - January, 1954. 6.5" x 9.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.