Auctions: comic books 1954

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 207 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Partial spine split seal (full length split).

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Smallville's Worst Athlete starring Superboy, art by John Sikela; Timothy Marker wants to play football, but hes an awful athlete. Know Your Country public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Courtship of Tubby Watts starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Green Arrow in Wonderoland, art by George Papp. 36 pages, Full Color. 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.

Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 26 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates, Sam Citron, Charles Nicholas and Bob Forgione. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A boxer faces death in the ring; A faceless fiend sets out to murder the descendants of an ancient noble family; Uranium hunters in Sumatra find the connection between a beautiful native woman and a deadly tree. The Champ; Death Through the Ages; The Specters of Carteret Castle; Report from the Beyond!; Tree of Terror! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 31 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Kenneth Landau, Sheldon Moldoff, Art Gates, and Lin Streeter. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A strange visitor brings death to the corrupt nobles who hunted common folk for sport; A hideous stone idol opens a gateway to the dimension of the dead; An obsessed artist sculpts a self-portrait thats a little too lifelike. Circle of the Doomed!; No Escape!; The Horrors of Mu!; Danny and the Demon!; Masquerade. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 31 GD+ 2.5

Extra interior staple holes. Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "The Incredible Illusions!", art by Bill Ely; An inventor of household appliances is being tricked by his business partner; With the help of magnets he creates the illusion that the machines are attacking its creator. "The Uncanny Creature of Carl Griffin!", pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; By twisting the words "Great Scott!" into "Sceat Grott!", Carl Griffin wins command over a demon-like creature; The creature does his every bidding and kills his rival, Frank Carter, for him; The blame falls on Griffin, though, who fails to call his demon to help--because he forgets the magic words all of a sudden. "Sounds in the Night!" one-page story. "The Dark Horseman!" Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen ad. "Touch of Doom" text story by Joe Mabely. "I Was A Sorcerer's Apprentice!", art by Ruben Moreira; Tourists enter a castle and find the diary of a sorcerer; Flashback to the middle ages and the tale of a young man learning the ropes from his master; One day, though, he wants to quit, but the master wont let him; The mans wife advises her husband to use his magic power to overcome his master. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 33 GD- 1.8

3 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "Mr. Misfortune!", art by John Prentice; A business scam is exposed to take over share-holder value. "The Girl from the Looking Glass!", art by Jim Mooney; A mystical brandy allows a man to look into a mirror and see the past; Stepping through it, he finds himself in 1602 London, seeing Shakespeare perform and attempting to help a woman in distress escape through time to his era. Half-page story "The Hand of Clay!" "The Tall Tale That Came True!", art by Bill Ely; A gangster surprises another gangster who thought the first one dead. "Mystery of the Mirages" text story by Jack E. Miller. One-page Professor Eureka story, art by Henry Boltinoff. "The Giant Out of Nowhere!", art by Ruben Moreira; Scientist Ray Stevens researches a mass hysteria phenomenon: dozens of people all hallucinated about a giant roaming through the city; All of these people were cured by "Handar the Hindu," a mysterious healer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Smokey Stover National Fire Protection Giveaway (1953) 2 FN 6.0

Miscut.

Smokey Stover by Bill Holman #2, published by the National Fire Protection Association in 1954. Standard comic book dimensions, 16-pages, full color, back cover blank, no cover price or publication. Copyright 1954.

Strange Mysteries (1951 Superior) 15 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4258134002

Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "The Corpse Comes Back"; A lawyer murders his partner and buries the body in 5 states; The dead man is stitched together and sent back to get revenge; His body falls apart and the lawyer tries to destroy him with acid and bury him in a trunk. "Black Pearls of Death"; Two men force islanders to dive for them to steal black pearls from a sunken idol; Once they get the pearls, they kill the islanders. "Horror's House" text story by John Martin. "Over His Dead Body"; A woman suspects that her husband returning from a business trip is abnormal; His skin is cold and he never sleeps; He refuses medical exams; She cheats on him. "Horror Unseen"; A scientist accidentally turns into a glass man; He steals money and wears makeup to fool his new bride; She is suspicious, discovers that he is glass, and is killed by him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 37 GD 2.0

3" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry. "The Three Who Defied Death!" starring Superboy and Lana Lang, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan; Superboy helps three brothers complete dangerous jobs to pay for their mother's operation, and trips up a crook at the same time. Bebe humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Clark Kent, Prisoner!" starring Superboy and Lana Lang, art by John Sikela; Clark Kent is kidnapped and held prisoner by a gang of crooks whom he believes have discovered his Superboy identity. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Varsity Vic humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Sport Snaps half-page about hockey by Martin Naydel. "Thaddeus Lang, Genius!" starring Superboy, Jonathan Kent, Thaddeus Lang, Prof. Lang, Mrs. Lang, and Martha Kent, pencils by Curt Swan; After the Langs leave town to tend to Sarah's ailing sister, Prof. Lang's half-brother Thaddeus blows into town and proceeds to swindle all the Smallvillians he can find, until Superboy intervenes in his schemes. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wild Western (1948) 35 VG 4.0

Water spotting and residue.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled Kid Colt story, art by Jack Keller. Untitled Arrowhead story, art by Joe Sinnott. Higher Target text story. Untitled Two-Gun Kid story, art by Joe Maneely. The Killers starring Black Rider, art by Syd Shores. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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.