Auctions: comic books 1940-1942

Action Comics (1938 DC) 28 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Missing 9 center wraps, affecting Pep Morgan, The Black Pirate, Three Aces, Tex Thomson, Clip Carson, text and Fantastic Facts stories (Superman story complete). 5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage.

Superman, Pep Morgan, Black Pirate (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Three Aces, Tex Thompson (art by Bernard Baily), Clip Carson (art by Moldoff), and Zatara (art by Fred Guardineer). Full-page ads for Superman # 6 and Supermen of America fan club. Half-page ads for New York World's Fair Comics (1940), the Superman radio show, and All Star Comics # 1 and Mutt & Jeff (# 2?). 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 54 CGC 2.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover.

Label #4247467002

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Pirate of Pleasure Island starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster). The Rookie who Fought a Ghost starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by George Roussos. Fire Over Yunnanfu Road starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Destination Berlin starring Americommandos, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Idol of Doom starring Congo Bill. Recipe for Robbery starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 56 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4151670014

Cover art by Bernard Baily. Dr. Slight's Living Statues starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; Rex Tyler, ordered by Mr. Bannerman to head out to "Castle Doom" to assist Dr. Slight in working out a special chemical formula, is unaware that this formula gives life to plaster casts by means of a special machine, which have been used to bomb places on the east coast. Fang Gow's Ruse starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Death Behind the Waves starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Menacing Midget starring Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. At Grips With the Kraken starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. Bodyguard starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. Shipwrecked starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 30 CGC 2.5 Restored

Restored: C2

Paper: Slightly britle

Martin Nodell authenticated autograph on page 1.

Label #4438530024

Cover art by Howard Purcell. The Bail Bond Racketeers, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen [as Mart Nodell]; Irene Miller investigates two crooked bail bondsmen but gets kidnapped once again; However, Green Lantern is also on the case and with Doiby's help saves Irene and provides the police with the evidence they need to put the swindlers away. The Landlord Gets His Just Desserts starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Gyrobrake starring Red, White and Blue, script John B. Wentworth, art by Harry Lampert. Hop's New Plane starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Thieves' Convention starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. The Reform School Mystery starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone. The Coal Mine Cave-In starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All-American Comics (1939) 37 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #0990641011

Cover art by Martin Nodell (Green Lantern figure) and Irwin Hasen. The Sinister Plot of Professor Caspar starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell; A vicious scientist kills to obtain a gun that shoots sound, and then kidnaps world famous scientists in order to gain their inventions. The Phony Doctor starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Car Racket, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone; Al takes a car out for a near-fatal test drive, forcing the Atom to round up the crooked car dealers and get them to confess to selling dangerous vehicles. Uncle Herman – Detective starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Parrot Puzzle starring Red, White and Blue, art by Harry Lampert. The Bomber starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. The Truth of Dr. Mid-Nite's Identity starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

All-Flash (1941) 3 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #1255697016

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. The Flash investigates the activities of a research scientist named Addams, who has a theory that the human face is shaped by glandular activities of the body. Addams plots to treat people with his special formula in order to make them look like prominent men who he plans to kidnap and replace with a phony. How to Develop Your Speed with the Flash. Butch McLobster story by Ed Wheelan. Hop Harrigan text story by Evelyn Gaines. The Flash Presents His Hall of Speed Records. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Amazing Man Comics (1939) 11 CGC 0.5 Restored

Restored: A2

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: pieces added to cover, cover reinforced. (Page 32 missing. Large pieces cut out from page 3 & 4. Pieces missing from page 24 & 29.)

Label #4443515013

Cover by Bill Everett. "Aman the Amazing Man" by Bill Everett; Chuck Hardy in "The Lant Beneath the Sea" by Frank Thomas; "The Iron Skull" by Carl Burgos; "Minimidget the Super-MIdget" by John T. Kolb; "Zardi the Eternal man"; "The Shark" by Lew Glanz; "Mighty Man and the Coal People" by Martin Filchock; "The Magician From Mars" by John Guinta and Michael Mirando; and a two-page text story, "Three-Ring Death" by Duke Carey. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 11 CBCS 3.5 SS Robinson

Paper: Off white to white

Verified Signature: Jerry Robinson (on 1st Page).

Label #21-34AA84F-001

Cover pencils by Fred Ray, inks by Jerry Robinson. "The Joker's Advertising Campaign," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Joker escapes from prison and places ads each day in the newspaper to advertize to Batman and Robin his latest criminal pursuit. 1-page Clancy the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Payment In Full," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman discovers that the D.A. faces one of the most difficult decisions of his life: to persecute and send to the chair a criminal who once saved his life. "Bandits In Toyland!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Bruce Wayne is called to immediate jury duty and discovers that the defendant has been framed. "All the Angles" text story by Edgar Wilton. "Four Birds of a Feather!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Penguin joins in a financial enterprise with some "old friends" of his to open a night club called The Bird House in Florida.... with gambling as the real racket. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Big Shot Comics (1940) 4 VG/FN 5.0

3/4" Cumulative spine split.

Gardner Fox stories. Contains original features, comic strip reprints, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Skyman" art by Ogden Whitney; "Joe Palooka" by Ham Fisher; "The Face" art by Mart Bailey; "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Tom Kerry, District Attorney" art by Ken Ernst; "Film Flashes" by Will Arthur; "Charlie Chan" by Alfred Andriola; "Jibby Jones" by Vincent "Vin" Sullivan; "Rocky Ryan" art by Ogden Whitney; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians" art by Fred Guardineer; "Spy-Chief" art by Mart Bailey; and "Mortimer the Monk" by Fred Schwab. "The Face Stalks Crime" text story. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Bill Barnes Comics (1940) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Pencil marking on first page.

The Adventures of Bill Barnes Comics (1940) features 23 pages of comics (two Bill Barnes stores and a Rocket Rooney science fiction story. Plus text stories with spot illustrations, and plans for three different full-size model airplanes.Back cover features a full page color ad depicting "The Shadow and His Agents." Cover price $0.10.

Choice Comics (1941) 1 CGC 2.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Cover detached.

Label #2005746001

Kangaroo Man (by S.M. Iger and Chuck Winters), Prince of Pirates: Jean Lafitte, Zomba Jungle Fighter, g-Men vs. Crime, Atlas the Mighty, Fight for Freedom in Holland, the Secret Circle, Fire-eater, Petey and his Pals, Suzy and Sam, Private Wire, and Haff Nelson the Underweight Champ. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 001 The Three Musketeers (1946) 1 FR 1.0

6" cumulative spine split. Cover, first wrap, and centerfold detached. Oxidation. Lateral spine tear.

The Three Musketeers (see Classics Illustrated 41, Twenty Years After, for the sequel story). 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (No HRN, 10/41). Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 004 The Last of the Mohicans (1942) 1 GD- 1.8

3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

The Last of the Mohicans, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (NO HRN, 8/42). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Classics Illustrated 006 A Tale of Two Cities 1 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #0010448-AA-001

A Tale of Two Cities, 1st Printing, Classic Comics. (10 cent cover, NO HRN, 1942). Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 35 CGC 0.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Back Cover Missing. Front Cover Detached. Incomplete Small Amount of Dried Glue on 1st Wrap.

Label #1228216001

Classic Batman Hypodermic Needle cover art by Bob Kane. The Batman story, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane and Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Bob Kane. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Maurice Kashuba. Branded Yellow starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. The Kidnapping Racket starring Steve Malone, District Attorney, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Don Lynch. Mystery with Music text story by Richard Lawlor. The Voodoo Vengeance starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, art by Fred Guardineer. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, art by Sven Elven. Spanky & Cranky, the Twins humor page by Bob Kane. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. Ad for Flash Comics #2. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Funnies (1934) 67 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story.

Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Goofie Gags" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "The Gay Thirties" by Hank Barrow; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Big Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Adventures of Patsy" by Mel Graff; "Daredevils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "The Frog Pond Ferry" by M. E. Brady; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Lightnin' and the Lone Rider" by Jack Kirby (as Lance Kirby) and Frank Robbins; "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Babe Bunting" by Roy L. Williams; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; "Connie" and "The Wet Blanket" by Frank Godwin; "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Queenie" by S. M. Iger (as Bob Bliss); "Homer Hoopee" by Fred Locher; and "Spunky Dory" by M. E. Brady. "Lights in the Night" text story by H. F. L. Campbell. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Funnies (1934) 85 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4440265014

Bill Everett cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "The Gay Thirties" by Hank Barrow; "Frankie Future" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Speed Spaulding" by Edwin Balmer, Philip Wylie, and Marvin Bradley; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Babe Bunting" by Roy L. Williams; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Big Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Adventures of Patsy" by Mel Graff; "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Connie" by Frank Godwin; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; and "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen). "Feud in the Forest" text story by George E. Magee. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 2 #5 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4433883002

Volume 2, Issue 5 - May 1940. Cover by Stockton Mulford. Science Fiction and adventure magazine. Features "The Whispering Gorilla" by Don Wilcox, "Lanceleot Biggs: Master Navigator" by Nelson S. Bond, and complete stories by Ed Earl Repp, Peter Horn, and Milton Kaletsky. 8-1/2 in. x 11-3/8 in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages; mostly text with a few illustrations. Cover price $0.20.

Fantastic Comics (1939 Fox Features Syndicate) 23 FR 1.0

Full length spine split. Water damage.

Untitled Samson and David story. Untitled The Gladiator story, pencils by Pierce Rice. Untitled Bonnie O'Toole story; Bonnie brings in a valuable diamond necklace from Hartford. Untitled The Black Fury and Chuck story, art by Dennis Neville. Untitled Yank Wilson story; The Saboteurs strike again. Untitled The Queen of Evil story, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Untitled The Banshee story, art by Louis Cazeneuve. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 2 GD 2.0

4 1/2" spine split from bottom (taped). Cover and centerfold detached.

Cover art by Will Eisner. "Renegades' Lair," script by Will Eisner, art by George Tuska (as George Aksut); Shark Brodie meets plenty of trouble on an island and tangles with Skinny and his gang. "The Life Story of Joe Louis"; non-fiction story about the famous boxer. Untitled story, art by Leonard Frank; Saber (Spy Fighter) vs. The Antarcticans. Untitled Kayo Kirby story, art by William Wills. Untitled story, art by Steve Broder; Another ship sinks in Gulf; Kinks Mason vs. The Weed People and their Queen. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks; Lumberjack Big Red McLane tangles with The Red River Lumber Co. Untitled story; Oran of the Jungle encounters Jim Murphy and a gang of crooks. Untitled Terry O'Brien Gang Smasher story. "Corporal! Hey....Corporal Warren!", script by Klaus Nordling (as Ed Norris), art by Klaus Nordling; Cpl. Strut Warren vs. The Japanese. Untitled story; Chip Collins vs. Chung Hang. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 7 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Full length spine split seal, color touch. Cover glued to first wrap.

Cover art by Bob Powell. Untitled story, script by Herman Bolstein, pencils by John Celardo; Rip Regan vs. Moronie. Untitled story, pencils by George Tuska (as George Aksut); Shark Brodie vs. Rocky and his gang. Untitled The Spy Fighter story, art by Leonard Frank. "Luis Angel Firpo, the Wild Bull of the Pampas" non-fiction story about the famous boxer. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Chip Collins vs. Abdulla; Prince Bara intro. Untitled story; Spencer Steel vs. The Berge gang; Spencer Steel, Jr. intro. Keeping Fit article. Untitled story, art by Steve Broder; Kinks Mason vs. a gang of poachers; intro of Battler, Kinks's trained seal. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Chas Netcher); Having bought a tract of land in territory controlled by lumber hijackers, Big Red must protect his investment from Sledge Sloan. Untitled Oran of the Jungle story. Untitled story; Cpl. Strut Warren vs. Muipo. Untitled story; Kayo Kirby (Red Kirby) vs. Bull. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 12 GD+ 2.5

Cover coming loose at both staples. Oxidation.

Indicia title is "WALT DISNEY'S BAMBI, No. 12." Cover art by Ken Hultgren. Illustration of Friend Owl, with head shots of the other characters in each corner by Hultgren. Bambi, script by Felix Salten (original story) and Chase Craig (adaptation), art by Ken Hultgren; The adventures of Bambi and his friends as he grows from a new-born fawn into his birthright as Prince of the Forest. Inside back cover Bambi in the forest art by Hultgren. Back cover Thumper art by Hultgren. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Funland (1940) 0 GD/VG 3.0

Some interior activities completed with pencil.

Stories and art by A.W. Nugent and others. A comic-sized activity book from Ziff-Davis. A.W. Nugent, who provided puzzle and activity pages for many Golden Age comics, collects his newspaper pages into a 100-page giant. Games, puzzles, cut-outs, magic tricks, riddles, shadow-graphs, hidden pictures, crossword puzzles, tongue twisters, things to make, and anagrams. Special bonus cover for clownophobes. A Message from the Creator of Funland; Funland, the Family Entertainer. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 48 PR 0.5

Interior complete. Full length spine split with back cover missing. Incorrect back cover attached. Cover and first wrap detached. Water damage and chipping.

Cover by E. C. Stoner. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Gaylord Du Bois, Bob Jenney, Al McWilliams, Victor Bloom, Bob Hebberd, E. C. Stoner, and John Coleman Burroughs. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. The siege of Helium over, John Carter marries Dejah Thoris at last. But more danger awaits, in the conclusion to the adaptation of the novel A Princess of Mars. John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Mr. District Attorney goes after an espionage ring. In California, Phantasmo and Whizzer visit Whizzer's cousin, who is hearing strange noises coming from underneath his house. Phantasmo's costume is mis-colored on the cover, giving the appearance of nudity. Phantasmo, the Master of the World; John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; Captain Easy; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; Lucky Storm; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Green Lantern (1941 1st Series DC) 1 0.3

2.5" Spine split in first wrap. Unattached facsimile included.

Fall 1941 issue. Cover art by Howard Purcell. Green Lantern: His Personal History, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell; Engineer Alan Scott survives an explosion during a test crossing of a trestle bridge and learns he was saved by the green lantern he carried; The lantern tells how long ago a meteor was formed into a lamp by a Chinese lamp maker and how it protected him from his murderous neighbors; Later the lamp was found by an asylum inmate, who re-formed it into a lantern and was cured of his insanity by the lantern; Now it brings power to Scott, who forms a ring out of part of it and uses his new abilities as Green Lantern. Masquerading Mare!, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Article extolling the virtue of will power featuring General George Washington and General Ulysses S. Grant. Disease!! starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Introducing Bill Finger and Marty Nodell Creators of Green Lantern! Arson in the Slums starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Hi-Spot Comics (1940) 2 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Missing back cover.

Jackpot Comics (1941) 1 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Complete spine split seal, color touch and TRIMMED. Tape in interior cover/pages. Staple added (not manufacturing).

68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Leading Comics (1941) 1 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. 7.5" Cumulative spine split with large piece of back cover missing. Cover detached. 7" Tear in cover.

Cover art by Mort Meskin. Blueprint for Crime (Chapter 1), script by Mort Weisinger, art by Mort Meskin; The nefarious Hand, believing that he has only one month to live, organizes a group of master criminals, the "fingers" of his hand, to commit crimes, and challenges a newly organized band of heroes to the greatest criminal chase the world has ever seen. Death Valley (Chapter 2), script by Mort Weisinger, art by George Papp; Green Arrow and Speedy head to Death Valley, California to stop Professor Merlin from stealing gold stockpiled by an old prospector. Peril in Panama (Chapter 3), script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman; The Kid and Stripesy head for the Panama Canal Zone to prevent the Needle from stealing a ray-gun weapon from its inventor. Blackout over Broadway, script and art by Jack Lehti; The Crimson and Wing must prevent Big Ceasar from carrying out mass robberies in Times Square under the cover of darkness. The Red Dragon (Chapter 5), art by Creig Flessel; The Shining Knight travels to the Valley of Wamona to prevent the Red Dragon from stealing a large supply of pitchblend (radium) from the local Indians living there. The Stone People (Chapter 6) starring the Seven Soldiers of Victory, script by Mort Weisinger, art by Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton Jr.]. Blueprint for Crime (Chapter 7) starring the Seven Soldiers of Victory, script and art by Mort Weisinger. King Kale and Clancy the Cop humor pages by Henry Boltinoff. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Liberty Scouts (1941) 2 PR 0.5 (R)

Trimmed

Interior is complete. Full length spine split with back cover missing. Front cover TRIMMED. Tape on interior cover and pages.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 12 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4451570001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Daring Comics promo ad. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; Hunted by the police forces he was once a member of, due to his burning down tenements infected with the black plague, the Torch is offered re-instatement by the police commissioner IF he can bring in the mysterious "J.B." Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; When Namor discovers that the airplane, carrying Luther Robinson, Micky and Lynne Harris, has been forced down by the Nazis, he goes to search for them, and saves Harris only, intending to make her his mate! The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; Following Shirley Smith into an enchanted marsh, the Angel is suddenly down, falling into quicksand; He is saved, however, by a hulking creature that works for a mysterious woman who has murdered the owners of Piedmont mansion and now threatens the Angel and Smith. A Good Impression text story, script by Jack D'Arcy, art by Harry Ramsey. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; When Terry and his friends arrive at a mysterious house during a rain storm and spot a prowler, little does he know that it will turn into a murder mystery. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; When President Roosevelt hears a radio broadcast from the Shark, threatening to blast every ship off the ocean, he contacts Professor Zog for help. The Masked Raider untitled story; The Raider investigates rumors of gun thefts from Army posts along the Rio Grande. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When Ka-Zar's captors inform him that they are going to put him on display in New York City when they arrive, he and Zar jump overboard and make their way to the city zoo, where Ka-Zar plans to release some of Zar's brothers. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 23 CGC 0.5

Paper: Brittle

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)

Cover detached, spine of most interior ages completely split, tape on spine of cover.

Label #0288592001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Sub-Mariner Comics 2 ad. "Highway of Mystery" starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos; N-4, a Nazi saboteur, has infiltrated the Topper Tank factory as an executive secretary; She has her men build a hideout above a superhighway so that she can drop a ramp to capture experimental models of a new tank during transit. She is finally unmasked by the Torch and Toro. "The Case of the Vanishing Convicts!", script and art by Bill Everett; Namor has to overcome a mad scientist who is trying to create a race of evil Sub-Mariners to war against America! Patriot untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Art Gates; The Patriot puts an end to the murderous activity of a self-confessed Bundsman, who wanted to end a play that was anti-Nazi. "The Vision Speaks" text story, script by Stan Lee. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; The Vision comes to Earth to investigate the sacrificing of humans to the mysterious Kai-Mak, the Shark-God. Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Ka-Zar ends his battle with the Nazis, who are attempting to establish an air base in the African jungle. "The Mystery of the Green Diamond" starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry and Deadline are invited to a swanky party thrown by the mayor, then must investigate the disappearance of the green diamond necklace worn by the mayor's wife. Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel is at Inferno Isle and discovers that the Temple of Fire located there is masking a secret Nazi base. Human Torch Comics ad. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp Vol. 2 #3 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419776013

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Vol 2., No. 3. April 1941. Includes: "The Last Secret Weapon" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Girl from Venus" by D. D. Sharp; "The Iron God" by Jack Williamson; "The Thought Machine" and "The World of Tomorrow" by Ray Cummings; and "We - The Other People" by Bruce Manchester. Cover by J. W. Scott. 7" x 9.75". 112 pages. Title changes to Marvel Science Stories (1950-1951 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series with Vol. 3 #1. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp Vol. 2 #3 GD/VG 3.0

Cover and interior oxidation.

Vol 2., No. 3. April 1941. Includes: "The Last Secret Weapon" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Girl from Venus" by D. D. Sharp; "The Iron God" by Jack Williamson; "The Thought Machine" and "The World of Tomorrow" by Ray Cummings; and "We - The Other People" by Bruce Manchester. Cover by J. W. Scott. 7" x 9.75". 112 pages. Title changes to Marvel Science Stories (1950-1951 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series with Vol. 3 #1. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp Vol. 2 #1 CGC 5.0 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4419776015

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Title becomes Marvel Stories (1940-1941 Western Fiction) Pulp with Vol. 2 #2 Cover price $0.15.

Mickey Mouse Magazine (1935-1940 Western) Vol. 5 #6 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4267730002

Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 33 #1 VG 4.0

March 1, 1940. 3rd appearance of Shiwan Khan. Stories include "The Invincible Shiwan Khan" by Maxwell Grant and "Only Death Shall Pass" by Stephen Gould plus the column "Codes" by Henry Lysing. Edd Cartier illustrations. 6.5" x 9", black and white, 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 41 #3 VG 4.0

Volume 41, Issue 3 - April 1, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Shadow and the Ghost Makers (1942 Whitman BLB) 1495 VG+ 4.5

Shadow and the Ghost Makers (1942 Whitman BLB) #1495, John Coleman Burroughs

Shadow and the Master of Evil (1941 Whitman BLB) 1443 VG- 3.5

Oxidation.

Shadow and the Master of Evil (1941 Whitman BLB) #1443. Art by Erwin L. Hess. 3.5-in. x 4.5-in. Hardcover. 432 pages, text (with B&W illustrations).

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Sep 7 1941 VG+ 4.5

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Lady Luck by Nick Viscardi.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Jul 12 1942 FN 6.0

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 2 CGC 1.0

Paper: Brittle

Label #4173786002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Untitled Sub-Mariner story, script and art by Bill Everett; The Sub-Mariner corrals a whole shipload of Nazi prisoners escaped from Canada. Untitled Sub-Mariner story featuring a sabotage in a coal mine, script and art by Bill Everett. Story Behind the Cover: Namor ""Blitzes" A Nazi Sub text story, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett. Slaves of the Python starring Angel, script by Paul Gustavson, art by George Mandell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 7 CGC 0.5

Paper: Off white

Page 25 Missing.

Label #4317805001

1st appearance of Perry White. Cover inks by Wayne Boring. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it. Supermen of America ad. Fantastic Facts page on Chalchas the Greek. Superman is on the Radio! ad. Rinaldo's Revenge text story by G. B. Armbruster. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them to disintegrate! Superman Radio Program ad. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster]; Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan. The Black Gang, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Shuster]; Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark kent and Lois Lane. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 13 CGC 1.0 Restored

Restored: C5

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added with tape. (Cover detached, tape on cover and interior cover.)

Label #2011652001

Cover art by Fred Ray. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster (layouts) and Leo Nowak (finishes) [as Shuster], inks by Leo Nowak [as Shuster]; Superman must battle Lex Luthor who is disguised as The Light, a criminal who kidnaps prominent men from many different fields, hypnotizes them with colored lights, and makes them do his bidding. Superman versus The Archer, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster]; A new villain hits the front pages of Metropolis' newspapers, a villain who prefers hunting human beings for profit rather than animals. Sailor's Shawl text story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Cliff Young. Jerry the Jitterbug two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 16 FR 1.0

REMAINDERED COPY. 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Unattached low quality reproduction cover included.

Cover art by Fred Ray. The World's Meanest Man!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak (pages 1-6) and John Sikela (pages 7-13) [as Joe Shuster], inks by Leo Nowak (pages 1-6) and Ed Dobrotka (pages 7-13) [as Joe Shuster]; When Lois and Clark take slum kids out into the country for a day, editor White decides to have the Planet sponsor a fund-raising campaign to build a resort for the underprivileged children out in the country. Case of the Runaway Skyscrapers!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Wayne Boring (layouts) and John Sikela (finishes), inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Superman has to respond the to threats made by a Mr. Sinister, who uses a special ray-cannon to transport buildings, including the Daily Planet, into the Fourth Dimension. Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara. Omission of Guilt text story by Edgar Weston. Racket On Delivery!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster], inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Lois and Clark's lives are nearly forfeit when they bear down in their newspaper articles about local racketeers who are demanding fees from every truck that unloads in Metropolis. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 17 CGC 4.5 Restored

Extensive professional restoration

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Significant inner well scuff(s)

Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, cover cleaned, reinforced.

Label #0082778001

Cover art by Fred Ray, features Hitler and Hirohito. Man Or Superman?, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Lois suspects that Clark Kent is Superman. The Human Bomb, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; A vicious criminal uses innocent people, trapped by hypnotic power, who are armed with a bomb apparatus which makes it possible for them to rob without opposition from the Police. G-Man humor two-pager by Ray McGill. Muscles For Sale, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Superman must solve a series of bold crimes that were pulled by ungainly men who look anything but formidable. Rollin' Stone humor two-pager by Ray McGill. When Titans Clash, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Lex Luthor survives his execution in the electric chair, which only makes him more powerful. Full-page ad for Action Comics # 43/World's Finest # 6. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 16 #2 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Volume 16, Issue 2 - May, 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Nelson S. Bond, Henry Kuttner and Arthur K. Barnes, Edmond Hamilton, Eando Binder, Don Tracy, Paul Chadwick, and Bill Brudy. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 16 #3 GD 2.0

1" spine split from top. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

June 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Jack Williamson, "Dr. Cyclops" -- adapted from movie script by Henry Kuttner, Frank Belknap Long Jr., Edmond Hamilton, Myer Krulfeld, Nelson S. Bond, and Kelvin Kent. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 21 #2 GD/VG 3.0

December, 1941. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Malcolm Jameson, Ray Cummings, William Morrison, Frank Belknap Long, and H.L. Gold. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Tip Top Comics (1936) 52 FR/GD 1.5

6 1/2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached, cover loose at both staples. Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover by Paul Berdanier. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Harry O'Neill, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, Maurice Ketten, Hal Forrest, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan and Erich are battling the Gigantosaurus, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Then, in a moment that would make Ray Harryhausen proud, a T-Rex emerges to battle the Gigantosaurus. After that, Tarzan and Erich explore the mysterious cave that serves as the entrance to a lost world. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Action-packed Tarzan cover by Paul Berdanier. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Four Aces; Ain't Nature Grand; Back Home Again; Can You Beat It?; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.