Auctions: comic books 1953, graded by CGC
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Item #60869547
Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) 19 CGC 4.0
Used in Seduction of the Innocent
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #4386574004
Starts Jul 6 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.
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Item #60781349
Haunted Thrills (1952) 9 CGC 4.5
Paper: Off white
Label #4141723023
Ends May 6 8:15 PM CST Bid History 8 bids Current Bid $391 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. 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.
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Item #60736838
Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 17 CGC 8.5
One of only 2 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #2139595013
Starts Jul 6 "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.
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Item #60781437
Published Jul 1953 by Charlton Comics Group.Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 7 CGC 4.5
Sex change story
Paper: Off white
Label #4006900009
Starts Jul 6 Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Transformation," art by Dick Giordano; Anticipating nuclear war that would leave Earth barren of life, Lars Kranston convinces his colleagues to go to Mars; His paramour Betty Stone insists that she go as well; The ship crashes on Mars. "The Doomed Civilization," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; Commander Krait's crew begins receiving transmissions from an inhabitable planet called X-3-Z; Dr. Triple interprets the message; The message states society living there faces immanent destruction through war; Krait sends ships to stop the senseless destruction. "Simtone Saves the Space Officers" text story. "Homecoming," art by Stan Campbell; In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocket ship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation; Cranston's only request is to be on the spacecraft maiden voyage to the moon. "Fateful Fluid," art by Art Cappello; When a professor perfects an elixir to transmute all it touches into gold, Kryn uses a "paralyzo ray" to freeze the professor; Kryn takes the potion for his own purposes. "Eternity in Space," art by Art Cappello; The Earth-Moon space station is a city floating between the Earth and the Moon; The city is constructed on an artificial wheel; Dr. Tero and Dr. Orso create two synthetic children; One is named Nors, the other Gri. Lars works on a fuel for spaceships; Both plan to win a contest for amazing feats. "Invasion" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60596732
Tags: SupermanSuperman (1939 1st Series) 84 CGC 0.5 Restored
Restored: C1
Paper: Off white
Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover. 7th Wrap Missing
Label #4358958006
Starts May 6 Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Other Life, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman travels back in time and creates a new life for himself as a disc jockey. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. A Doghouse For Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman briefly becomes an alien's pet! Listen To the Cricket text article by Barry Havens. Lois Lane, Policewoman starring Superman, Cracker Moreau, and Silver Skene, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60781380
Published Feb 1953 by Gillmore Publ..Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) 3 CGC 3.5
Decapitation cover
Paper: Off white to white
Slab: See item notes
Minor side edge crack(s), less than 1".
Label #4270380001
Ends May 6 10:37 PM CST Bid History 10 bids Current Bid $410 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Charles Stern, Tony Mortellaro and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A surgeon's lifelong rival beats him to a prestigious position, so he cuts off his hand, in a story by future Marvel artist Ross Andru (and possibly his longtime inker Mike Esposito). Paul inherits his uncle's castle, and also his family legacy of monster-making. A subway worker discovers giant ants beneath the city. While the Iron Was Hot; Hand of Fate; Your Name on It; The Disbeliever; The Castle of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60781386
Weird Tales of the Future (1952) 6 CGC 3.5
Paper: Off white
Label #4257046005
Ends May 6 10:37 PM CST Bid History 8 bids Current Bid $405 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Humans in the near-perfect society of 2053 set out to eliminate disease. A scientist who manages to shrink down in size is accidentally swallowed by a colleague. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Classic alien-abduction cover by Bernard Baily. Time and Tide; Plaything; The Purple Mists; Death Rides the Galaxy; Jonah; The Beginning or the End! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60870703
Published Jan 1953 by Allen Hardy Assoc..Weird Terror (1952) 3 CGC 3.0
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #4405340001
Starts Jul 6 Don Heck cover. Includes the particularly gruesome "Den of Horror," in which an evil playboy transforms his lavish drawing room into a...well, you know. Plus text pieces on sin eating and dowsing. Edited by Allen Hardy. Stories by Pete Morisi, Don Perlin, Abe Simon, and Rudy Palais. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.