Auctions: comic books 1959 or before

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 102 CGC 6.0

Paper: Tan to off white

Label #1487874008

Indicia title is "OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 102." Map of scenes from the story, art by Walt Kelly. Oswald Rabbit and The Great Egg Hunt, art by Lloyd White and Walt Kelly; The mortgage is due on Oswald and Toby's house; Mister Skrats, who holds the mortgage and wants them to default so he can dig for buried treasure in the cellar, tricks Oswald and Toby into heading to the mountains to seek the biggest egg, which would win a contest; If the contest wasn't fake, that is; The two find a roc's nest and the roc takes them to a tropical island where they become kings of a cannibal tribe. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 149 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Slab: See item notes

Major side/edge crack(s), 1" to 5". Minor front/back crack(s), under 1".

Label #4452729008

Indicia title is "SMILIN' JACK, No. 149." Return Trip Without Sleep; After taking Jack Beaverduck on a business trip, Jack decides to make the return trip without resting; On the flight back he falls asleep and has to make a forced landing; He makes his way home only to find that Joy, his new bride, has the measles and is under quarantine. Downwind Decides to Get Married; After seeing how happy Jack and Joy are after their marriage, Downwind Jackson decides he should get married, too. The Baby Bullet; Joy buys a midget racing plane and intends to set a non-stop record from New York to Rio de Janiero. Caught in a Tropical Storm; Over Jack's objections, Joy takes off on her non-stop flight to Rio de Janiero. Crash into Ocean; Buffeted by the storm, Joy's plane goes out of control and she must bail out into the ocean. Scripts by Zack Mosley Reprinted from Smilin' Jack (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1940 and 1941. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 171 GD 2.0

Water damage. Oxidation.

Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY AND THE TWENTY THIEVES, No. 171". Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Six short movie magazine-style "gossip" notes about Charlie and Mortimer, art by Harvey Eisenberg. In an ancient city, Charlie is a poor woodchopper and Mortimer is a wealthy merchant; While cutting wood one day, Charlie sees a gang of bandits coming; He hides in a tree while the leader of the gang (The Twenty Thieves) gives the command "Open Sesame"; A stone pivots, revealing the gang's hideout, which is full of stolen treasure; After the gang leaves, Charlie tries the magic words and takes some gold on his mule Scheherazade; Mortimer learns of Charlie's gold and goes to the cave himself; He is trapped inside when he can't remember the magic words to open the door; The Twenty Thieves return, find Mortimer, and chain him to the wall to starve. Posed photo of Charlie and Edgar in tuxedos on back cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 275 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0111219004

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in ANCIENT PERSIA, No. 275." Cover art by Carl Barks. Donald Duck in Ancient Persia, script and art by Carl Barks; The ducks are kidnapped by a mysterious scientist and flown to Persia, where they dig into an ancient city, Itsa Faka. Jet-Job Joes, art by Paul Murry; The nephews want to enter their racer in a race, but Donald doesn't want them to go very fast. Rules 'n' Regulations, art by Paul Murry; Tired of the nephews messing up the house, Donald makes a set of rules that they have to follow; To escape the regulations, the nephews build a houseboat. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 639 VG 4.0

Centerfold coming loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.

"Davy Crockett at the Alamo" (Fess Parker cover photo) (Disney). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Frankenstein Comics (1945 Prize) 8 GD 2.0 (R)

Conserved

CONSERVATION. Archival tape along interior cover spine, staples replaced. Interior oxidation, centerfold coming loose at staples.

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Alan Maver. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. Chaos ensues after a wheel of cheese and a clock are mistakenly switched; Jerry Seagull and Joe Shoestring (spoofs on Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster) introduce the Monster to their comics creation, Blooperman; Frankenstein recalls a case of mistaken identity on a tropical island. The Zombies; The Musical Horse; The Pie-Eyed Piper; Blooperman by Seagull & Shoestring; Hector; Hail the King. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Frontline Combat (1951 EC) 13 GD/VG 3.0

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

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Jerry DeFuccio. Art by George Evans, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood. The companion title to Kurtzman's groundbreaking war comic Two-Fisted Tales, showcasing the brutal realities of war. Navy pilots take Panther Jets into combat. A medieval shepherd uses his trained hawk as a weapon when his father's castle is attacked. Air ace Frank Luke plays by his own rules once too often. Plus The EC "Artist of the Issue," focusing on George Evans. Pantherjet!; War Dance!; Symbols; Wolf!; Frank Luke! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) 122 0.3 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. No staples (manufacturing). Heavy interior tearing. Oxidation. Writing on interior pages. Unattached photocopy of front cover included.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. Over the protests of his wife, Commander Ben Woodruff returns to space one last time to investigate reports of a supernova. Bruce Corbet becomes the superhero The Mask to track down the Devil Gang that killed his brother, and engages the gang's leader in a final aerial dogfight. Jungle hero Rulah fights to save an oppressed people from an evil tyrant in a hidden jungle city, in a story with art possibly by good-girl legend Matt Baker. Death Ship; Death and the Devil; Mask: The Face of Death; Evidence of Murder; Rulah: Man-Killers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Golden Arrow (1942) 2 CGC 9.0 Rockford

Paper: Cream to off white

Rockford

Label #0911647019

Heroic archer Golden Arrow uses gold-tipped arrows and his horse White Wind to battle injustice. Golden Arrow battles lumber rustlers in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Outlaws frame Golden Arrow for murder and give his horse "loco weed," (!) so it seems that even his horse is crazy. A mysterious figure in medieval armor called the Knight Hawk wants the map to long-lost Spanish treasure. A Saga of the North Woods; Death Rides the Badlands; The Sign of the Killer; Golden Arrow Fences the Knight Hawk; Cousin Egbert: A Good Guy in the Badlands; The Dread Secret of Misty Valley. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Green Lama (1944-1946) 5 GD+ 2.5

Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage. Oxidation.

Edited by Joseph Greene. Cover by Mac Raboy. Written by Ken Crossen (as Richard Foster). Art by Mac Raboy and Harry Anderson. The Four Freedoms!; A letter from a Private in the Army brings the Green Lama to an Army camp, wherein resides a resident bigot. Written by Joseph Greene (as Joseph Verdy). Art by Jerry Robinson. Tuffy Becomes a Papa!; "Ace" Ryan sends out one of his aides to case a store for a robbery, and then discovers that an Easter display for children may interfere with those plans. Written by Horace L. Gold. Art by Irving Tirman (as Ira Turner). Little Coughin' Fannie!; Still in comic land, Lt. Hercules helps put an end to a smuggling operation. Written by Bruce Elliott (as Walter Gardner). Art by Mort Lawrence. A Twist of Time!; Rick and Mike find themselves 100,000 years in the past after being hired to fly "blind" to San Francisco using only a televisor invention. Written by Bruce Elliott. Art by George Roussos (as Perry Williams). Sauce for the Sorcerer!; Angus decides that his peculiar talents are better suited in Great Britain than in the United States, so he boards a ship for Europe, not realizing he will battle head to head with another sorcerer. Ad encouraging readers to join the Green Lama Club, art by Mac Raboy. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Halt (1941-1947 Crestwood Publishing) Digest Vol. 4 #8 VG+ 4.5

Water spotting.

Hedy De Vine Comics (1947 Marvel) 29 GD+ 2.5

Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "I Hate People"; "American Beauty"; "Scene But Not Seen"; and "Publicity Poor"! Also in this issue: 2-page text story "Newspaper Man"; Millie the Model in "Smoke Rings the Bell"; Tessie the Typist in "Tessie's Test"; and two untitled Hey Look! 1-pagers by Harvey Kurtzman. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 17 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1163300005

Cover by R. Webster. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, E. Demby, Alan Mandel, Dan Barry, Charles Bruno, Harry G. Peter, Ben Thompson and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Hydroman and Rainbow Boy battle The Red Scorpion; A true war story featuring early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry; Man O' Metal investigates the murder of a millionaire. Also featuring a Rainbow Boy story promoting War Bonds, a WWII fundraising effort. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Outstanding Hero of the War; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; 18 Karat Heroes; Man O' Metal; He Learned It Well; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Holiday Comics (1951 Star) 7 GD 2.0

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Al Fago and Milt Hammer. Funny-animal hijinks from Star Publications. Neddy Bear and Squire Squirrel allow Foxie to join them on their picnic, but he just can't stop with the practical jokes. Penguins Icicle Ike and Ice Cube decide to open their own gym. Sniffy forgets the combination to his own safe and asks a burglar to help him open it. Neddy Bear; Worthwhile Work; Holiday Fun; Icicle Ike; The Positive Ermine; Diggy the Derrick; Tick, Tack and Toe; Fun; Dopsy Durvy; Sniffy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Howdy Doody (1950-1956 Dell) 16 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4434351007

"Howdy Doody's Magic Charm" text story. Untitled story; Mr. Bluster buys a newspaper office. Untitled story; Howdy and Dilly go to Hollywood to become actors. Untitled story; Mr. Bluster gets nothing but trouble when he tries to take a shower. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Human Torch Comics (1940) 27 CGC 3.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white

PAGE 4 MISSING, AFFECTS STORY. COVER DETACHED. INCOMPLETE.

Label #1621634025

Cover art by Syd Shores. Meet the Asbestos Lady starring the Human Torch, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Torch and Toro attempt to take a vacation that is interrupted by Asbestos Lady. Mystery of the Old Curiosity Shop starring the Human Torch and Madame De Farge. A Boy and a Horse text story. Murder Deadline starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Al Gabriele. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Impact (1955 EC) 3 VG 4.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch.

Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Al Feldstein and Carl Wessler. Art by Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, veers back toward EC's famous twist stories with this issue. In the cover story, with art by Graham Ingels, an embittered old shop keeper keeps a secret from everyone. A man goes to jail to protect his son, in a story with art by Jack Davis. A minister tells a young man about his father's death, but the man couldn't care less. Life Sentence; The Debt; Totally Blind; The Punch Bowl; The Good Fairy; Appointment Cancelled. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jack and the Beanstalk (c.1900's McLoughlin Brothers) May Bells Series 1 VG 4.0

1" spine split through cover and first wrap.

May Bells Series. Jack and the Beanstalk. Text story with four full page illustrations. 5 5/8" x 7 3/4", 12 pages, text with B&W+Red illustrations.

Joe Palooka (1942 Columbia) 4 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Near complete spine split. Heavy tearing. Brittle.

Cover by Ham Fisher. Stories and art by Ham Fisher. Columbia Comics presents the first comic-book collection of the classic Joe Palooka comic strip, about the adventures of a good-hearted boxer. This issue reprints the WWII strips in which Joe enlists in the military and infiltrates Nazi-held Europe before the Normandy Invasion. Introduction by Ham Fisher offers some behind-the-scenes info on Joe Palooka's entry into the war, and the response to the strip from Free France. Plus a vintage ad for a book on how to identify warplanes from the ground, a hot topic on the home front during WWII. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Final issue of the series. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jughead (1949 1st Series Archie) 14 GD/VG 3.0

Staple rust. Oxidation.

Cover art by Bill Vigoda. "We Want A Re-Count"; Jughead wins every category in the school favorites because he voted for himself enough to win a majority. "Labor Of Love"; Pop Tate hires Jughead to be a soda jerk, but Jughead doesn't make a very good worker. "Leaf Me Alone"; Mr. Weatherbee offers a day off of school for the student who will rake the leaves; Jughead piles the leaves and starts to burn them; The smoke goes straight into Mr. Weatherbee's office. "Spellbound"; Reggie pronounces the word "xenodochein" and asks Archie to spell it backwards, so Archie spells "it" backwards. "Party Line"; Jughead's father encourages him to be more social since it's his birthday; He overhears his friends planning his surprise party; He invites everyone to the Chok'lit Shoppe that night. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jumbo Comics (1938) 78 GD 2.0

2 centerfold wraps detached at single center staple. Lateral spine tear. Water damage.

First of a series of six consecutive 36 page issues. In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" art by Robert Webb; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; "The Ghost Gallery" art by Alex Blum. "How Sheena Met Bob" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Tales of Tarzan HC (1919 Grosset & Dunlap) 1-1ST GD/VG 3.0

Oxidation. Staining. Writing on interior page.

1st Grosset & Dunlap Printing. Originally released with dust jacket. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Art by J. Allen St. John. A collection of 12 connected short stories from Tarzan's teenage years. Hardcover, 5-in.x 8-in., 320 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Lassie (1950-1962 Dell) 9 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4434351004

Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Lassie Horns In; Cliff runs out of gas driving Gerry to town to send a cable. Untitled story; Rocky and Cliff both want to try out for the basketball team. Lassie Catches a Big One; On a trip to the beach on her own Lassie gets sold to a guy who teaches her a new trick: Fetch the elephant from the mantle. A Cutup Can't Cut In; Rocky takes a job at the cleaner's to earn money to take Gerry to the formal. Cliff has plans to prevent Rocky from going, but he doesn't count on Lassie. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Letters (1949) 22 PR 0.5

REMAINDERED COPY.

4 romance stories. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 1 FR 1.0

Near full length spine split.

Debut issue of the iconic publication Mad, which would change to magazine format with issue 24. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Hoohah!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Two youngsters run out of gas and enter a house they think is haunted. "Blobs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Alfred outlines a terrible thought he has about the end of humanity. "Enter Cosmo McMoon!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Crow Vadis?" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ganefs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; A perfect crime is hatched but Bumble fumbles. "Varmint!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Textron is hunting the killer of Melvin and kills every suspect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 2 FR/GD 1.5

4" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple. Rust migration.

Cover by Jack Davis. Weird Fantasy ad. "Hex!", art by Jack Davis; Casey's team wins the pennant but loses Casey to the Old Dame. "Melvin!", art by John Severin; Melvin escapes from the Ookaballakonga tribe with the help of the jungle animals but the tribe shrinks Boy's head; Tarzan parody (see issue 6 for a sequel). "Lady-In-Mascara" text story. "Calling Cosmo McMoon!" text story. "Gookum!", art by Wally Wood (as Melvin Wood); A Martian escapes the Gookum on his home planet only to find it apparently exists on Earth also. "Mole!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; Melvin is captured during a bank robbery and continually digs his way out of jail. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 3 GD- 1.8

3.5" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.

Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Dragged Net!", art by Bill Elder (as Sergeant Elder); Joe and Ed travel around the world NOT solving a crime; A parody of Dragnet TV show. "Sheik of Araby!", art by John Severin; Melvin has joined the Foreign Legion to escape his wife and kids, but she decimates the entire regiment at Fort Wadi El Aycare. E.C. comics ad. "Rookie Gladiator" text story. "The Dandelion Caper" text story. "V-Vampires!", art by Wally Wood; A vampire goes on a date with a werewolf. "Lone Stranger!", art by Jack Davis; The Lone Stranger bumbles his way through foiling a stage coach robbery; A parody of the Lone Ranger. First letters page. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 4 VG- 3.5

1.5" Cumulative spine split.

Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Superduperman!", art by Wally Wood; Superduperman defeats Captain Marbles by causing Marbles to punch himself out, but Superduperman still can't make it with Lois; The classic Superman parody. "Flob Was A Slob!", art by Jack Davis; Ramona is engaged to slobby, boring Flob but is smitten by the newcomer Rackstraw and follows Rackstraw into a life of crime. E.C. comics ad. "The Parole" text story by Jerry DeFuccio. "Let's Deplore Your Mind" text story; A fake letters column with Cosmo answering the letters. "Robin Hood!", art by John Severin; After robbing a sheriff's posse, Robin Hood and his gang rob Big John and Sparkie of their last two cents. "Shadow!", art by Bill Elder; Lamont kills Margo to preserve the secret of his identity; Shadow parody. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 1 #2 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting.

Jack Williamson, Henry Kuttner; Stant Coblentz, and David H. Keller.

Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Exodus" by Arthur J. Burks, "The Time Trap" by Henry Kuttner, "The Dead Spot" by Jack Williamson, "Rout of the Fire Imps" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "The Thirty and One" by David H. Keller. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, Jack Binder. 7" x 10"; black and white (text); 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Science Stories (1950-1952 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 3 #1 GD 2.0

1" spine split from bottom. Water damage.

"temptress of the time flow" a novel by Gardner F. Fox (DC Comics writer),"The Cataaaa" a short story by A. E. Van Vogt, and "Race to the Moon" an article by Forrest J. Ackerman.

November 1950. Formerly Marvel Stories. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction Stories: "Trin" by Arthur J. Burks, "Temptress of the Time Flow" by Gardner F. Fox, "Overlord of Earth" by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, "Firebrand!" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Cataaaa" by A. E. Van Vogt, "The Guinea Pig" by Cedric Walker, "The Day They Landed" by Paul Chadwick, plus other editorial features. Illustrations by F.R. Paul and V. Napoli. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/4-in, 134 Pages, B&W. NOTE: See Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series; Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp; and Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp for earlier issues. Cover price $0.25.

Masked Raider (1955 Charlton) 15 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4245203020

Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Al Williamson, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Sal Trapani. Western adventure featuring a masked hero with a secret identity and a golden eagle for a sidekick. Outlaws realize that if they want the Masked Raider, they must first capture Talon the eagle. Texas Ranger Hoagy Flint pursues Boze Olney's gang into the waterless, dangerous Rimrock Trail lands, in a story with nice Western art by EC legend Al Williamson. Talon and the Masked Raider come to the rescue when they find an injured man in the desert, circled by hovering vultures. Hostage With Wings; Unbreakable Alibi; Card Cutter; Rimrock Trail; Buzzard Bait. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

More Fun Comics (1935) 67 0.3

Centerfold detached. Heavy staple rust.

Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Incredible Robberies," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; A series of baffling crimes in Cliffland leads the Chief to suspect the Spectre is behind them, but Corrigan knows better, discovering a man so adept in black magic that he can materialize spirits to accomplish his crimes. "The Sky Hijackers," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. "The Daring Daylight Diamond Robbery," starring Congo Bill, art by George Papp. "Adventure in Central America," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Riddle of the Statuette," starring Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel. "The Flying Dragons," starring Lance Larkin, art by Harold Sharp. "The Mystery Message," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by John Lehti. "The Origin of Dr. Fate," script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Sherman; In 1920, young Kent Nelson and his father explore the mysteries of the pyramids, there Kent meets Nabu the Wise, an exile from the planet Cilia, who helped build the pyramids; Nabu trains Kent in the mysteries of the universe until Kent assumes the role of Dr. Fate. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Murder Mystery Monthly (1942 Avon Book Company) 34 VG 4.0

Note: Page numbering starts at 11. Cover price $0.25.

Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) 43 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4363427005

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Jack Schiff and George Papp. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Jeff realizes his collar is too tight - and always has been. Mutt and Jeff learn that sometimes you get the bear, but sometimes the bear gets you. Jeff wants to be an actor. Plus a PSA starring the Golden Age Green Arrow, promoting local philanthropy through the Red Feather organizations. Also featuring a vintage ad for Wildroot Cream hair oil starring Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade (the radio incarnation). Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; The Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kid; How Man Learned to Talk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mysterious Stories (1954) 2 GD+ 2.5

2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water spotting.

Mysterious Stories (1954) 4 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

"Dark Secret"; When Captain Blaine buys the model of a Phoenician sailing ship, he is drawn into a hallucination about the beautiful Nalina and the confrontation with evil sorcerer Zaro; Or is he? "Uncle Waldo" text story. "Magic Touch!", inks by Jack Abel; Lowly bank accountant Phil Connell discovers voodoo-like abilities; People get injured when he rips or damages photographs of them; Connell goes on a power trip and starts blackmailing his colleagues. "That's the Spirit!", art by A. C. Hollingsworth; The American Adam Palmer inherits an English castle, which is inhabited only by the odd custodian Webb and is haunted by the ghost of beautiful Maureen. "Still There Were More" text story. "Rumpelstiltskin"; The miller's daughter has to spin not gold, but marbles out of straw; The fairy tale has also been transported into old Egypt. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Out of the Shadows (1952) 8 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Jack Katz. The Drums of Cajou, art by George Roussos; Haitian voodoo witch doctor Cajou turns the lovely Lora into a zombie to do his bidding and settle an old score with his adversary Neal; But Cajou is hunted down and killed; and Lora's mission can be thwarted. The Mask Of Death, art by Jerry Grandenetti; A window cleaner discovers the office of a vampire doctor. No one believes his fantastic accusations - until a fatal showdown ensues. Plunge into Doom text story by Margaret Isbell. The Man in the Mirror, inks by Rocco Mastroserio; The meek Mr. Blane comes into possession of a powerful druid mirror; Releasing the mirror's genie, Blane is drawn into a spiral of violence and death--until he destroys the evil mirror. Masque for a Monster, art by Charles Sultan; When trapped in a mining cave-in, Frank Wayne develops a trauma. He's afraid of the dark and sees monsters everywhere. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Peep Show (1950-1958 N-E-W-S Publishing) Magazine 18 VG- 3.5

Water spotting.

Issue 18 - Fall, 1954. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine from the 1950's era that focuses heavily on tasteful black and white pin-up photography with short bios of the models and captions included with the photos. This issue includes a Bettie Page photo cover and 7 page expose of Bettie with 13 photographs of her at an amusement park by Bernard of Hollywood. Photographers in this issue also include Bunny Yeager and Russ Meyer. 9.5" x 12.5", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 16 FR 1.0

Cover detached, heavy water damage, edge tear and interior puncture through most pages, two center wraps detached and damaged along edges.

Cover art by Irv Novick. Untitled Shield story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick. Untitled Danny In Wonderland story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Comet story, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Fireball story, art by Paul Reinman. Untitled Sergeant Boyle story, art by Charles Biro. Untitled Midshipman story, script by Joe Blair, art by Mort Meskin. Intro and origin Madam Satan story, script by Abner Sundell, art by Harry Lucey. Untitled Kayo Ward story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Bob Wood. The Case of the Pirate's Ghost starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 72 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. ### "My Diary"; Archie takes a diary from Veronica on accident. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy goes on a plane trip to several different countries. "Bookworm"; Jughead gets so caught up in the book he just checked out from the library, he doesn't see all the dangers he's walking through. Untitled story, script by Hazel Marten (as Scott Fleming), art by Bill Woggon; Nevada Jones stops a crooked gambler. "The Art of Still Life Painting"; There is no script in this strip as Willy the Wise Guy shops for still life objects: Wine, fruit, cheese; He ends up eating the subjects before he can paint them. "A Dog's Life," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx gets a puppy. "The Thin Man"; The girls help Uncle Bumble get into shape for the annual Moose Lodge baseball game. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Picture Stories from American History (1945) 4 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Extra staples (manufacturing).

Period of Internal Struggle, Reconstruction and Expansion. Cover by Allen Simon. Stories and art by Jerry Coleman and Allen Simon. Early factual history comics from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." The history of the USA, from the Civil War to the Teddy Roosevelt era. Plus a short comics biography of Benjamin Franklin. A Country at the Crossroads; 1861 The Union Divided; The War Between the States; The Union Preserved; Reconstruction; The Dawn of a New Era; Politics Gone Wild; The Passing of the Frontiers; Big Business; Putting Money on a Sound Basis; The Spanish American War; United States as a World Power at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century; The Early Life of Benjamin Franklin. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Picture Stories from the Bible (1944 DC/All American/EC) New Testament 3 VG 4.0

Oxidation.

Cover by Don Cameron. Stories and art by Edward L. Wertheim and Don Cameron. A very early religious book from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Empowered by Christ, the Apostles begin to spread his message across the ancient world; Paul becomes his most widely traveled new recruit. Plus a map of Paul's Four Journeys. The Story of Peter, Paul and Other Disciples; Paul's Four Journeys; Chronological Index of the Principal Events. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Picture Stories from the Bible (1945 National Periodical) Complete Life of Christ Edition NN VG- 3.5

Oxidation.

Collects issues #1-2 of Picture Stories from the Bible (New Testament). Cover by Don Cameron. Stories and art by Montgomery Mulford, Edward L. Wertheim and Don Cameron. A very early religious book from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." This features the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. NOTE: Cover says 96 pages, book actually has 48 pages. The Story of Jesus Part One; The Story of Jesus Part Two; Palestine in the Time of Christ; Chronological Index and Scripture References. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Picture Stories from the Bible GN (EC 1945) Complete New Testament Edition 1945 VG 4.0

1945 with 40c cover price. Contains #1-3 of Picture Stories From the Bible New Testament Edition. Covers the New Testament beginning with the birth of Christ, through the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and, finally, some of the events from I and II Timothy. 144 pages; full color. Cover price $0.40.

Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 3 #11 VG 4.0

1" cumulative spine split.

Cover by Allen Anderson. "Pillar of Fire" by Ray Bradbury and other stories by Henry T. Simmons, J. W. Pelkie, Gardner F. Fox, Damon Knight, William Brittain, Bjarne Kirchhoff, John & Dorothy de Courey, and J. Haravey Haggard. Illustrations by Alden McWilliams, Donel, Meilink, Vincent Napoli, Martin, Hardison. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Rangers Comics (1941) 9 FR/GD 1.5

3" cumulative spine split with splitting to interior wraps. Cover and interior oxidation. Chipping.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Larabie Cunningham and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by George Tuska, Graham Ingels, Al Walker, Saul Rosen, Pagsilang Rey Isip, Art Saaf and Mike Suchorsky. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Professor Armand Broussard reveals how he first became The Werewolf Hunter; Rocky Hall, Jungle Stalker and his friends go on an action-packed quest for a lost diamond mine; The debut of the Commando Rangers, as the team goes behind enemy lines to save a trio of Resistance leaders from execution. U.S. Rangers; Glory Forbes Vigilante; The Werewolf Hunter; Commando Rangers; The Sea Devil; Tulagi Terror; Rocky Hall, Jungle Stalker; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; The Phantom Falcons. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rangers Comics (1941) 20 GD 2.0

Water damage. Oxidation. Staple rust, rust migration.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Marcia Snyder, George Tuska, Lily Renee, and Art Saaf. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. The final appearance of Commando Ranger; Good-girl art galore as Glory Forbes and her friends have a run-in with bank robbers disguised as Clark Gable and other movie stars; More inventive art by Lily Renee as The Werewolf Hunter watches a woman transform into a cat-woman at the sound of a gypsy tune. Nurse-in-peril cover by Joe Doolin. U.S. Rangers; Commando Ranger; The Werewolf Hunter; The Sea Devil; The Coward's Crime; Glory Forbes, Vigilante; The Phantom Falcons. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rangers Comics (1941) 21 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seals. Centerfold glued to interior wrap. Water damage. Mold.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Lee Elias, George Tuska, Lily Renee, and Jack Keller. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. The debut of Firehair, as an amnesiac girl is taken in by the Dakota tribe after her father's murder; Good-girl art galore as Glory Forbes goes undercover as a go-go dancer; More inventive art by Lily Renee as The Werewolf Hunter meets The Mistress of the Moonblood. Bondage cover by Joe Doolin. U.S. Rangers; Firehair; The Werewolf Hunter; The Sea Devil; Beachheads of the World; Glory Forbes, Vigilante; The Phantom Falcons. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rangers Comics (1941) 28 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Archie E. Martin, Brodie Mack, Lily Renee, Joey Cavallo, and Rodlow Willard. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. The final episode featuring jungle queen Kazanda and the castaways of the Lost Continent; The debut of Tiger Man, aka Lt. Robert Benton - not a superhero, but a tiger-themed private eye; More spooky Lily Renee art as The Werewolf Hunter finds supernatural shenanigans while vacationing in Greece. Another nice action-girl cover by Joe Doolin. Firehair; Glory Forbes; U.S. Rangers; Kazanda; The Challenge of Everest; The Werewolf Hunter; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rangers Comics (1941) 29 FR/GD 1.5

Water damage. Mold.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Rafael Astarita, Lily Renee, George Tuska, and John Cavallo. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Western hero Firehair battles the Pirates of the River Queen; Classic good-girl art as Glory Forbes baby-sits her bratty nephew, while at the same time trying to escape a vengeful gangster; Investigating a phony psychic, The Werewolf Hunter is transformed into a monkey. Another bondage cover by Joe Doolin. Firehair; Glory Forbes; U.S. Rangers; Frontier Fighters: Daniel Boone; Tell Yuh How Its Done; The Werewolf Hunter; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.