Auctions: comic books 1958

Action Comics (1938 DC) 236 VG 4.0

Centerfold loose at both staples.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman's New Uniform," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lex Luthor disguises himself and approaches Superman; He tricks Superman into surrendering his costume to him for experimental purposes; As a substitute, he provides Superman with a bright yellow and purple replacement costume. The costume is fitted with an anti-Kryptonite belt; While Superman fights crime in his new costume, Luthor sheds his disguise and dons Superman's original red and blue garb. "The Man Who Talked to Animals" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. "Space Chump #1," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 244 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Poorest Family in Smallville starring Superboy, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by John Sikela; Ma and Pa Kent are poverty stricken. Ad for Sgt. Bilko, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, and Jackie Gleason. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Mysteries in Space fact page by Mort Drucker. A Medal for Roy starring Green Arrow, script by George Kashdan, art by George Papp. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Copy Cat Creature starring Aquaman, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 253 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy Meets Robin the Boy Wonder, script by Dave Wood, art by Al Plastino; Prof Nichols sends Robin into the past to destroy a machine that will one day kill Superman. Action Comics Oct 1958 ad. Prisoners of Dimension Zero!, script by Ed Herron, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Jack Kirby and Roz Kirby (backgrounds); In another dimension, Green Arrow and Speedy meet GA's counterpart Xeen Arrow. The Ocean of 1,000,000 B.C. starring Aquaman, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon. Letters columns begin. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Archie Giant Series (1954 Archie) 5 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #20-2F0BA89-003

Regular edition with 25¢ cover price. Archie's Christmas Stocking. Cover price $0.25.

Batman (1940) 116 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4029373003

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The City of Ancient Heroes," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; The trail of the infamous Gimmick Gang leads the Caped Crusaders into Legend City, where, once a year, its residents dress up like legendary characters of old and have a celebration. 2/3-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Nature's Prize Pupil! public service announcement, art by Bob Brown. "Batwoman's New Identity," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Caped Crusaders have to save Batwoman on two separate occasions as she is hot on the trail of the Funny Face Gang. "Benefit of Doubt" text story. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Winged Bat-People," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin are suddenly pulled into the sonic barrier and transported to another world where they are mistaken for the inhabitant's avowed enemy: the winged Bat-People! One-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Out of this World (1956 Charlton) 7 FR 1.0

8" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno and Sal Trapani. Charlton responds to the new Comics Code with kid-friendly tales of science fiction, often illustrated by Steve Ditko or other future comics legends. Evolutionary scientist Adam Marsh is transported back in time to the dawn of humanity and learns he's THAT Adam, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, robot parents raise a mutant child in a post-apocalyptic world. A wrongly-imprisoned man develops the ability to walk through walls so he can find the real criminal and prove his innocence. The House of Man; Journey to Paradise; The Most Terrible Fate; The Voice From Nowhere; Marty's World; Vanquishing Vibrations; Through the Walls; Cure-All; Lifetime; Operation: 2, 4-D; The Green Thumb; Too Many Have Tried; The Man Who Went Back. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Rex Allen (1951-1959 Dell) 28 CBCS 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #22-0FB9CEE-021

Photo cover. Showdown at Shawnee Wells starring Rex Allen, Koko, Sandy Riggs, and Marshall Clay Bassett, art by Russ Manning. The Protege text story, art by Sparky Moore. The Washout--Tales of the Roaring West starring Clem Hardy. The Big Change starring Rex Allen, Koko, Sheriff Trem Todd, Mr. Brown, Biff Yancy, and Bo Yancy, art by Nat Edson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) 36 FR/GD 1.5

5" spine split from bottom (partially taped). Only one staple (manufacturing). Glue at spine. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Edited by Pat Masulli. "The Elixir," art by Steve Ditko; Ezra Benton is given a youth elixir by aliens but when his wife ruins his chance to make his fortune with it he finally decides to live for himself. "The Shadow," art by Steve Ditko; A shadow follows a double-crossing criminal. "The Egg and...!", art by Don Perlin; A scientist dreams worlds are like fish eggs. "The Best Policy," pencils by Charles Nicholas. "Great Performance"; Inspector Faine intends to expose the killer of actor Jerome Travis by hiring someone to impersonate him at a séance. "But for Bluey" text story. "Granny Broomstick's Tales for Taller Tots! -- Jack Spratt"; A circusman hires Jack Spratt and his wife, but when they refuse to work together, he arranges to have them hypnotized to love each other. "Mystery Planet," art by Steve Ditko. "The Ghostly Wanderer," art by Maurice Whitman; Long lost at sea, the Wanderer finally arrives at port without a soul aboard and no clue as to the fate of the crew. "The Thing in the Swamp," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani; John Stanton secretly bases his theory of parallel evolution on an encounter in a swamp. "The Strange World: The Thinking Ape," art by Maurice Whitman; The true story of Johann Gregor Mendel, the "father of genetics." "Paul's Pills" text story. "Failure," art by Steve Ditko; Karl Phalen creates a machine to see the future, but to avoid the future he sees he must keep the machine a secret. "The Living Monsters"; Brief, true story of the dinosaurs. "The Strange Package!", art by Gene Colan; A doctor is sent a medical bag from the future. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 64 FR 1.0

Near-complete spine split (taped). Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "The Secret Laboratory of Dr. Domino," art by Al Williamson; A conman hires some elderly women and young girls to enter a cabinet so that the old woman exit the back and the young girls come out the front to give the illusion that their youth has been restored. "What Is Monium?", art by John Forte; A man discovers a metal that when cut in two remains connected even though it appears that there is empty space between the parts; He starts a magic act where anything he tosses through one hoop pops out the other. "So This Is Mars!", art by Bob Powell; A Martian filmmaker teleports a human filmmaker's Martian set to Mars and is disappointed to find human culture identical to Martian culture. "The Silent City!", art by Jim Mooney; A man finds that he can rob helpless frozen people if he stops all of the clocks in town but he forgets about a sundial. "What On Earth?", art by Bob McCarty; One man thinks that humans cannot achieve space travel, and must allow nature to take them to other worlds like seeds. "The Busybody" text story. "The Last Warning!", art by Vic Carrabotta; A man saves his own life by sending a radio message through time that helps a younger version of himself escape a cave-in. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 123 VG 4.0

Curt Swan cover. Otto Binder (writer) and Dick Sprang (artist) present the classic three-part tale, "The Three Magic Wishes." Jimmy Olsen gets his hands on a wish-granting totem, and wishes a 'Super-Girl' into existence (much to the chagrin of Lois Lane), a full nine months before Kara Zor-el's first appearance in Action Comics #252. Also in this issue, due to Jimmy's magic totem, Superman loses his powers and is transported back through space and time to arrange the wedding of his, in Supe's own words, "future dad and mom...(choke!)" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 4 GD- 1.8

Centerfold coming loose at one staple. Water damage. Lateral spine tears.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Super-Courtship of Lois Lane, script by Otto Binder, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Trying to be helpful, Jimmy uses a doctored tape of Clark's voice to hypnotize him into proposing to Lois, but when Lois refuses Clark, he tries again as Superman. Know Your Pet! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Lou Cameron. Cora the Car Hop story by Henry Boltinoff. Lois Lane, Working Girl, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois is offered a starring role as a working girl in a play, but the director thinks she needs some practical experience, so he gets her a job in a pretzel factory. Annie Oakley Gets Her (Super) Man, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois gets amnesia and thinks she's Annie Oakley. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tom Terrific (1957) 6 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

"Go West Young Manfred"; Tom and Manfred go back in time to the Wild West. "The Wild Blue Yonder"; The sun is not setting and everything is burning up. "Crabby's Strange Pooch" text story. "The Big Chance"; Sidney wants to join the circus. "Manfred's Rapid Taxi"; connect the dots activity page. "Moon Over Manfred"; After the moon's light goes out, Tom and Manfred investigate. "Mighty Manfred's Problem" maze page. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 97 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split (partially taped).

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Secret of the Happy Pig public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman. "The Runaway Time Express: Part 1: Stone Age Radio," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Testing an Amazon invention that brings the user to anyone in need, Wonder Woman helps tame a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the Stone Age. "The Runaway Time Express: Part 2: The Day Nature Ran Wild," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The SOS carrier brings Wonder Woman far into the future, where atomic attacks from Jupiter have caused plants and insects to grow gigantic. "The Runaway Time Express: Part 3: The Menace of Earth's Twin," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman fights to inspire the people of a parallel world against a brutal dictator, while the SOS carrier continuously sends a distress signal--from Paradise Island. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.