Auctions: comic books February 1962

Showcase (1956-1978) 36 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting.

First 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 3rd appearance of the Silver Age Atom in Prisoner in a Test Tube!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; A master spy assumes the identity of a scientist to get close to Professor Loring, who builds "super weapons"; Jean checks his fingerprints and finds a fraud. Ray Palmer offers to contact "our friend, The Atom. Ad for Mystery in Space #73. Ad for Green Lantern #10 and Flash #126. Ad for Giant 80-Page Superman Annual #4. Letter to the editor from comics fandom pioneer Jerry Bails. Strange Realm of the Atom!; Educational info about atomic energy and atoms. The "Disappearing Act" Robberies!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Ray once again proposes to Jean, but she's distracted by "invisible robberies" of jewelry all over town; The Atom attends a chess match with a platinum chess set and hides in a rook. Ad for Strange Adventures #136 and Justice League #9. Ad for Giant Batman 80-Page Annual #2. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 26 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

First 12-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. "It Crawls by Night!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A farmer develops a plant that grows so quickly at night that it becomes a menace to all objects around it by crushing and tossing them; The farmer feels he is done for as he runs to hide behind a meteorite that fell from the sky earlier in the day, but as the plant touches the rock, it begins to shrivel and die. "Music Master" text story. "Never Trust a Martian," art by Don Heck; Communist spies plan to fake a Martian invasion, but they are abducted and killed by the real Martians, afraid that their cover will be blown. "Seven Long Years," art by Paul Reinman; A racketeer breaks a mirror and gives up crime for seven years, only to break another mirror in his first robbery and be caught and sentenced to seven years. "The Face!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A thief steals a ruby from an Indian Lama's temple and finds himself cursed to see the Lama's face everywhere he goes; He tries to get out of the country by train, but still finds himself pursued by the face. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.