Auction in progress, bid now! Weekly Auction ends Monday April 1!

Auctions: comic books 1938-1955

  • Item #58747505
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #6 GD 2.0

    7" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6

    "War Maid of Mars" a novel by Poul Anderson, plus "When the Spoilers Came" a novelette by Robert Moore Williams.

    May 1952. Cover by Allen Anderson. "War-Maid of Mars" by Poul Anderson. Other stories by J. T. McIntosh, Bryce Walton, Robert Moore Williams, Peter Phillips, Lloyd Palmer, Bolling Branham, and John McGreevey. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Kelly Freas. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #58282260
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 5 #8 VG 4.0

    2" cumulative spine split.

    Starts Apr 6

    "the gun" short story by Philip K. Dick from very early in his career. Plus novelette by Poul Anderson, and short story by Robert Moore Williams.

    Early Philip K. Dick. September 1952. Cover by Frank Vestal. "The Star Plunderer" by Poul Anderson, "Evil out of Onzar" by Mark Gaines, "Zero Data" by Charles Saphro, "The Slaves of Venus" by Edwin James, "The Gun" by Philip K. Dick, "Thompson's Cat" by Robert M. Williams, and "Big Pill" by Raymond Z. Gallun. Illustrations by Frank Kelly Freas, Vestal. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #56250035
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Popular Comics (1936-1948 Dell) 31 GD 2.0

    2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached, centerfold detached at one staple.

    View items consigned by Bud Plant: all items, auctions only

    Starts Apr 6

    68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60270810
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Porky's Book of Tricks (1942) 0 VG- 3.5

    2" Cumulative spine split.

    Starts Apr 6
  • Item #58532973
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Private Detective Stories (1937-1950 Trojan Publishing) Pulp Vol. 8 #3 VG 4.0

    Starts Apr 6
  • Item #60526422
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Published Dec 1945 by Feature.

    Prize Comics (1940) 56 GD/VG 3.0

    Cover loose at one staple. Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 6

    Back From His Vacation starring Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer. Black Knight starring Sir Prize, art by Charles Voight. The Vanishing Loot starring Yank and Doodle and The Black Owl. Revenge With Music starring Jason. Crook's Triple-Cross starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60526482
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 3 (1948) 1 FN- 5.5

    Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #25. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #1 in indicia. Ganglord Moose is a crazy cat person, and judges his cohorts by how they get along with cats. Would-be counterfeiters run afoul of the mob. Gun-happy Ollie Larch goes on a countryside shooting and robbery spree. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Mr. Walker," an early rip-off of the Slinky toy. The Man Who Loved Cats; The Money That Came in Rolls; Special Delivery; Larry, New York's Swashbuckling Racket Genius; Hill Billy Bandit; The Kid's Last Fling; Dream Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60526505
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Published Sep 1942 by Nedor.

    Real Life Comics (1941) 7 GD 2.0

    1" Spine split from top. Cover detached. Oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6
  • Item #60274568
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Real Love (1949 Ace Magazines) 68 CGC 6.0

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 6.0.

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #3766152013

    Starts Apr 6

    Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Too Much Glamour"; "Never Sure of Her Men"; "In Love with a Wolf" reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #55; and "The Wrong Bride" reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #33. "How to Perk Up for That Last Minute Invitation..." text article reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #4 and partially reprinted from "Chats on Charm..." in All Love (1949) #29. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60482146
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 23 CGC 9.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4076875011

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Fred Harman. I knowed we shouldn't trusted that Mystery Mesa woman! starring Red Ryder, art by Fred Harman. While arresting pearl-smuggling Shark's henchman... starring King of the Royal Mounted, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jim Gary. An orange and a banana, too! starring Captain Easy, script and art by Roy Crane. Wait'll I lay hands on him! starring Biff Baker, script and art by Henry Lee. Night shrouds the Jungle... starring The Fighting Yanks, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Bob Jenney. The attention lavished by Cleopatra... strip starring Alley Oop, script and art by V. T. Hamlin. Everybody all right? starring Freckles and his Friends, script and art by Merrill Blosser. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60109624
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Red Star Adventures (1940-1941 Frank A. Munsey) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG 4.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - June, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60647759
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Rocket to the Moon (1951) 0 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4257046004

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories by Walter Gibson and Otis Adelbert Kline. Art by Charles Nicholas and Joe Orlando. Cover by Joe Orlando. A science-fiction tale based on the novel "Maza of the Moon" by Otis Adelbert Kline. An American inventor becomes the first human to land an object on the moon, by firing a giant space-gun at it. To his surprise, the people of the moon fire back. When he visits the satellite, he becomes caught up in the conflict between two warring peoples, one of which is ruled by a beautiful moon-princess. The story was written by Walter Gibson, best known as the author of The Shadows pulp adventures (under the name Maxwell Grant). Also featuring a Flash Harper backup story, and a classic space-opera cover by Joe Orlando. Rocket to the Moon; The Death Doll! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60274572
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Romantic Secrets (1949 Fawcett) 2 CGC 7.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

    Label #3991512005

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories and art by Robert Louis Stevenson, Betty Baker, and Dorothy Bowen. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Alicia sets out to woo Bob away from his girlfriend Connie. In town to negotiate a contract, June realizes the handsome man she's negotiating with is the same one who once rescued her father. Sally's the sort of gal who blames others for her mistakes, but she soon learns that doesn't work on the guy she's fallen for. And a romantic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson in comics form. Plus a pin-up of screen legend Joseph Cotten, star of Citizen Kane and future star of Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt. Trouble Maker; Romance; My Tremulous Heart; And Be My Love; New Secretary Wanted; Love's Epitaph; I Was Deceitful; Romantic Secrets' Star of the Month: Joseph Cotten. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60198569
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Romp (1950 Ken Publishing Co.) Magazine 1 GD/VG 3.0

    Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 6
  • Item #60542943
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Rulah, Jungle Goddess (1948) 18 PR 0.5

    Interior is complete. Mold. Full length spine split. Severe water damage with heavy staple rust/migration. Chipping and cover tape.

    Starts Apr 22

    Jack Kamen cover. "The Pigeons..." features a classic fight splash page. In order of appearance: "Rulah Jungle Goddess, Land of Giants!"; "Sweet Sue"; "Jungle Fables"; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Vampire Garden"; and "The Pigeons of Flame!". "The Sacred Jewel" text story. Indicia states "RULAH". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60299472
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Rulah, Jungle Goddess (1948) 25 CGC 6.5

    Paper: White

    Label #4349059013

    Starts Apr 6

    In order of appearance: "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Clinic of the Cruel..."; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, Hollywood Horrors...."; "The Amazing Legend of the Hound of the Jungle"; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Latest Style in Shrouds."; and "Facts You Wouldn't Believe!". "The Two-Headed Fly of the Jungle" text story reprinted in Frank Buck (1950) #70 and Nyoka The Jungle Girl (1955 Charlton) #15. Indicia states "RULAH". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60499678
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Saint (1947 Avon) 1 CGC 8.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4108431012

    Starts Apr 6

    Stories by Evalyn Fuss and others. Art by Matt Baker and Jack Kamen. Cover by Jack Kamen. The first comic book featuring Leslie Charteriss adventurer Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, timed to coincide with the concurrent Saint radio show starring Vincent Price. Lucky Dale, Girl Detective, takes a dangerous ride on a police helicopter; Pilot Prop Bowers runs afoul of a corrupt citrus king; Jewel thieves target a wealthy society matron until The Saint steps in. Also featuring a bondage cover by Jack Kamen. Empty Graves; Lucky Dale; The Devils Stooge; Foo Shampoo; Prop Bowers; Fact or Fancy?; The Saint Versus the Sinners. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #57840789
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG/FN 5.0

    Minor edge chipping.

    Starts Jul 6

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1939. Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. This issue features "Under the White Star" by Edmond Hamilton. 7-in. x 10-in., 132 pages, Text) Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60043185
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Science Fiction (1939-1941 Blue Ribbon/Columbia) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1939. Science Fiction and adventure stories pulp magazine. This issue features "Under the White Star" by Edmond Hamilton. 7-in. x 10-in., 132 pages, Text) Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60043186
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Sea Novel Magazine (1940-1941 Frank A. Munsey) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - November, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60347710
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Secrets Behind the Comics by Stan Lee (1947) 1947 VG/FN 5.0

    Early work from Stan Lee about creating comics

    Signed and personalized by Stan Lee (splash). Certification not included. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6

    Secrets Behind the Comics by Stan Lee (1947) was published by Famous Enterprises Inc. Written by Stan Lee with illustrations by Ken Bald. This book was published after Stan Lee wrote an article for Writer's Digest on the same subject matter. Though not the first book of its kind, Secrets Behind the Comics was a wonderful source of material to help inspiring young writers and artists to break into the comic book industry and has been reprinted and updated several times. Features a profile on Syd Shores and his creation the Blonde Phantom. It also includes profiles on Mike Sekowsky, Basil Wolverton, Al Jaffee and Martin Goodman. One of the gems of this book is a detailed description of how Captain America was created. 100 pages, B&W, card-stock paper, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $1.00.

  • Item #60564071
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Seduction of the Innocent (1953-1954) 1-NONOTE GD+ 2.5

    Large remnants of brodart paper adhered to dust jacket with tape. Residue on interior covers.

    Starts Apr 6

    Written by Fredric Wertham, M.D. This is the 1st printing of SOTI, without the bibliographical note on pages 399 & 400. The bibliographical note featured comic publishers cited in the work, but these publishers forced Rinehart & Co. to remove the page. OVERSTREET NOTES: "With the release of this book, Dr. Wertham reveals seven years of research attempting to link juvenile delinquency to comic books. Many illustrations showing excessive violence, sex, sadism, and torture are shown." This book led to the creation of the Comics Code Authority." Years later the comics featured and mentioned in SOTI would become collectible largely due to their appearance in Wertham's book. Rinehart & Co., Inc., N.Y.: 1953, 1954, 400 pages, hardback. NOTES ON DETERMINING PRINTING: U.S. 1st printings have an R colophon on the publication page. U.S. 2nd printings do not have the colophon, and have a "Second printing" notation at the top left inside the front flap. No copies of the 2nd printing are known to exist with the bibliographic page intact. US 1st & 2nd prints will have grey boards w/ black spine & white spine lettering; dust jacket will be white top, black bottom, with red SOTI letters. There is only one UK printing, and the dust jacket has an art cover. Also printed in Canada by Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd. Cover price $4.00.

  • Item #60632163
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Published Mar 1945 by DC.

    Sensation Comics (1942) 39 GD+ 2.5

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Harry G. Peter. In the Clutches of Nero starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston [signed as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; The discovery of a yet unknown island between Africa and South America leads Wonder Woman, Etta and the Holliday girls into an adventure against Nero of ancient Rome. The Story of the Pilgrims and the Puritans (1620)--Picture Stories From American History, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. Busman's Holiday starring Little Boy Blue, script by Lynne Evans, art by Frank Harry. Join the Fight Against Infantile Paralysis public service announcement starring Wonder Woman. The Boarder Who Couldn't Remember starring Mr. Terrific. From Stretch Skinners Secret Files starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60489882
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Published Jul 1945 by DC.

    Sensation Comics (1942) 43 CGC 6.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4294334001

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman in "Three Pretty Girls," art by Harry G. Peter. Etta Candy decides to "punish" new Holliday College sophomores by taking them to the Ghost House......with shocking results! Little Boy Blue in "Ride 'Im, Cowboy!", art by Frank Harry. "The Story of Pennsylvania -- Picture Stories From American History," script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. The Whip in "Who Dood It On the Dude Ranch?", art by Homer Fleming. Mr. Terrific in "The Crimes That Couldn't Work," art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Wildcat in "The Man Who Worked For Nothing," art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #58747549
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 29 #1 FR 1.0

    MARRIED back cover (incorrect back cover piece).

    Starts Apr 6

    March 1, 1939. Stories include "River of Death" by Maxwell Grant; "Kid from New York" by Steve Fisher; "Lightning Strikes Twice" by Clifford Goodrich; and "Eyes That Saw" by Leo Stalnaker plus the columns "Codes" by Henry Lysing and "The Third Degree" by Dean Callahan. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #58210586
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 32 #4 VG 4.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Volume 32, Issue 4 - January 15, 1940. 6.5" x9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #59161095
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 38 #5 GD/VG 3.0

    Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

    Starts Apr 6

    Volume 38, Issue 5 - August 1, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60409737
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 2 #7 CGC 3.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4158452005

    Starts Apr 6
  • Item #58210587
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Shock (1948 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #2 FN 6.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Featuring "Blood Of The Vixen" written by John D. MacDonald; "Downbeat Dirge" written by Robert Turner; "Satan's Angel" written by Scott O'Hara. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60477791
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Published Feb 1953 by EC.

    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 7 CGC 4.0 Restored

    Restored: B1

    Paper: Off white to white

    Restoration includes: tear seals to cover, staples replaced.

    Label #4369221006

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Beauty And The Beach!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two men are frustrated by the vanity of their attractive wives and the fact that they have offers to do some modeling and to participate in four beauty contests. The Bribe!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A fire inspector commits suicide when a fire breaks out in a night club where he took a bribe to overlook code violations; He thinks his daughter was killed in the fire with the other patrons because of a photo taken of her earlier that evening. The Mountain Jackal text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Infiltration, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story postulates that a small government agency responsible for ferreting out Martian infiltrators is completely infested with Martian infiltrators except for a sole human whom they gun down. The Small Assassin!, script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by George Evans; a mother is paranoid that her newborn baby is attempting to kill her. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #59633483
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Speed Comics (1939-1947 Brookwood/Harvey) 18 0.3

    INCOMPLETE. First three wraps missing, affects Captain Freedom and Speed Taylor stories.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Joe Simon (as Jon Henri). Shock Gibson story, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. Ted Parrish story. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story, art by Art Gates. Speed Taylor story. The Black Dragon (Table of Contents), Captain Freedom story, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. Pat Parker story. Black Cat story, art by Al Gabriele. Daffy Drafty story, art by Art Helfant. 68 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #57705765
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Speed Comics (1939-1947 Brookwood/Harvey) 37 CBCS 3.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #22-3239897-007

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Rudy Palais. Captain Freedom story with Joe the Blow and his gang. Steel-Killing Germs starring Shock Gibson and Ludwig Von Achriever. Biff Bannon's Best Friend , script and art by Art Helfant. Ouanga--Savage Rite of Death starring Black Cat and Dabal, pencils by Jill Elgin, inks by Joe Kubert. The Story Behind the Cover featuring Captain Freedom and Black Cat. Padlock Homes story, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Murder and the Masquerade of Mei-Ling starring the Girl Commandoes, art by Jill Elgin. 52 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60591416
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Speed Mystery (1943-1946 Trojan-Arrow^) Pulp Vol. 3 #1 VG 4.0

    Puncture damage. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Apr 6

    Volume 3, Issue 1 - November, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60321612
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Spicy Detective Stories (1934-1942 Culture Publications^) Pulp Vol. 14 #3 VG 4.0

    1" Spine split from bottom.

    Starts Apr 6
  • Item #57339640
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Spicy Mystery Stories (1934-1942 Culture Publications^) Pulp Vol. 12 #5A FR 1.0

    Heavy spine split. Glue spots along spine.

    Starts Apr 6

    Volume 12, Issue 5 - October, 1942. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60240509
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Apr 17 1949 GD 2.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

  • Item #60607257
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Published 1954 by Star.

    Spook (1954) 28 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4275950011

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and George Appel. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. In one of the all-time classic lab accidents, an amoeba gains massive size and intelligence, and runs amuck in the city. Red Rocket discovers a plot to replace human babies with Martian mutants. Amazo enslaves a village and battles jungle hero Rulah, but falls afoul of her own superstition, featuring art possibly by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Creeping Death; Death Dance; Red Rocket: The Monstrous Madmen; Rulah: Jade of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60456818
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Sport Thrills (1950 Star) 14 VG 4.0

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover by L. B. Cole. True-life tales of sporting greats, and stories about athletic people. Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller establishes an astonishing record as an athlete, but for most people, he was the movie actor best identified with Tarzan. The true story of early boxing legend Ruby Rob Fitzsimmons and his victory over Gentleman Jim Corbett. Pitcher Walter Johnson held a career record in strikeouts that lasted more than 50 years. The Grand-Slam; Here Is the Amazing Story of "Ruby Red" Fitzsimmons; Walter Johnson; Johnny Weissmuller. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #59923381
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Spy Fighters (1951) 15 VG+ 4.5

    This item's 4.5 grade equals the top CGC census grade.
    Starts Apr 6

    Clark Mason, Spy Fighter stars in "Death Rides the Moscow Express," "Corpse in Caracas," and "Top Secret" (art on all three by Mac Pakula). Back-up story, "Spy List!" (art by Ed Moline). Two-page text story, "Day of Fear." Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60371230
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Stalmannen (Swedish 1949-1969 Centerforlaget) Superman 1950, #26 GD/VG 3.0

    Centerfold detached, staple rust/migration.

    Starts Apr 6

    Swedish Series. Reprints material from various DC publications. This issue features Superman, Green Arrow, and Batman. 6-7/8" x 9-1/2", 36 pages, B&W, Swedish language.

  • Item #60371231
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Stalmannen (Swedish 1949-1969 Centerforlaget) Superman 1951, #27 VG 4.0

    Staple rust, centerfold detached at one staple.

    Starts Apr 6

    Swedish Series. Reprints material from various DC publications. This issue features Superman, Batman, and Tom Sparks. 6-7/8" x 9-1/2", 36 pages, B&W, Swedish language.

  • Item #60439852
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Star Spangled Comics (1941) 2 CGC 4.5 Restored

    Restored: B3

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Restoration Includes: Color Touch, Pieces Added, Tear Seals, Cleaned, Reinforced, Staple Replaced. (Centerfold Detached. Tape on Cover)

    Label #2012113001

    Starts Apr 6

    Vortex of Doom starring Star Spangled Kid, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman; Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy battle Dr. Weird. Ring of Rags starring Star Spangled Kid, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman. Captain X story, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Crime Candle starring Tarantula, script by Mort Weisinger, art by Harold Sharpe. Armstrong of the Army story, script and art by Ed Moore. Star Spangled Kid story featuring the kidnapping of Rolf Chandler, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60451600
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover

    Star Spangled Comics (1941) 49 CGC 7.5

    Paper: White

    Label #4265212005

    Starts Apr 6

    The Newsboy Legion stars in "One Ounce to Victory" (not by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, though they are credited); Robotman stars in "Scoundrel on the Sidelines" (art by Jimmy Thompson); Penniless Palmer stars in "Cabbage King"; the Star-Spangled Kid stars in "The Comet Kid and Barsey"; and Liberty Belle stars in "Ruse of the Rising Sun!" (script by Chuck Winter, art by Don Cameron). Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60591668
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Published Sep 1943 by Nedor.

    Startling Comics (1940) 23 GD- 1.8 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Interior tear seal. 3.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Pyroman story featuring The Radio Death Ray, pencils by Ken Battefield. Captain Future story with Schneid. Range Telegraph text story by Charles S. Strong. Four Comrades story with Black Satan, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Glass of Water text story by Michael O'Brien. Fighting Yank story featuring Adolf Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussolini. A Swell Team text story by Charles Roberts. Oracle story with The Bat, art by Henry Kiefer. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60452378
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Published Nov 1947 by Nedor.

    Startling Comics (1940) 48 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4270381001

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Beasts of Dr. Krafte starring Tygra. The Man-Killer on Mars text story starring Lance Lewis by Edward Hasset. Lance Lewis story. Fighting Yank story, art by Ken Battefield. Jefferson Jones story, art by Hal Sherman. Flash in the Pan text story by Charles S. Strong. The Death Boat starring Don Davis, art by Leonard Sansone. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60632123
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Published Jan 1948 by Nedor.

    Startling Comics (1940) 49 GD/VG 3.0

    Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Green Men of Kharma starring Tygra. The Crab Men From Space starring Lance Lewis. The Invisible Pirate text story starring Lance Lewis by Charles S. Strong. Jefferson Jones story, art by Hal Sherman. Carnival of Crime starring Fighting Yank, art by Ken Battefield. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60525359
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Published Mar 1948 by Nedor.

    Startling Comics (1940) 50 CGC 3.5 Qualified

    Paper: Off white to white

    Page 1, 4, 6, and 7 Missing, Affects Story. INCOMPLETE

    Label #3763852010

    Starts Apr 6

    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Phalanx of Fear starring Tygra. The Scourge of the Dark Seas! starring Sea Eagle. The White Elephant text story starring Tygra by Charles Strong. The Amoeba Men! starring Lance Lewis, Space Detective. The Joneses story. The Longest Arm text story by Edward Hassett. Jefferson Jones story, art by Hal Sherman. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #56617742
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 8 #1 FN 6.0

    Starts Apr 6

    July 1942. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Noel Loomis, Kennie McDowd, William Morrison, and L. Taylor Hansen. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #58838354
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 8 #2 VG 4.0

    Starts Jul 6

    Sept 1942. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by William Morrison, Louis Tucker, Owen Fox Jerome, and Frank Johnson. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #58625070
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Front Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Back Cover
    Actual item pictured; not a generic image.
    Zoom Other

    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 9 #1 VG 4.0

    Tape on interior cover, minor edge chipping.

    Starts Apr 6

    Jan 1943. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by A. Rowley Hilliard, Robert Moore Williams, William Morrison, Walt Dennis and Ernest Tucker, and Nathaniel Nitkin. Alex Schomburg illustrations. Dr. Seuss illustration (small "Buy United States War Savings Bonds & Stamps" ad). 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.