Auctions: comic books 1944-1946

Ace Comics (1937) 82 CGC 4.0 River City

Paper: Off white to white

River City.

Label #2120477001

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Family Portraits strips, art by Norman Lynd. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Just Kids strips, art by A.D. Carter. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 91 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4367053001

Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Ghost Drum starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. The Sunshine Swindle starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Underground School starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. The Fiddler's Jam Session starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). One Man Show starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Action Comics Special Edition U.S. Navy Giveaway (1944 DC) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s)

Label #4023019001

Special Edition of Action Comics (1938 DC) #80 which was prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Navy. These editions were printed with simplified wording and used as supplemental reading and workbook materials for the Special Navy Training Units. 52 pages, full color.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 20 GD 2.0

Two hole punch. Staple added (not manufacturing).

Spring 1944. The Justice Society of America star in "The Movie That Changed a Man's Life." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), the Atom (art by Joe Gallagher), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier), Starman (art by Aschmeier), and Johnny Thunder (art by Gallagher). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Ghost Plane." Tootsie Roll back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon" by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck. Gallagher cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 27 CGC 0.5

Paper: Off white to white

Back cover missing.

Label #4448210014

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Winter 1945. The Justice Society of America examine the plight of the physically handicapped in "A Place in the World." Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Martin Naydel plus individual stories featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier as "Stan Josephs"), Green Lantern (art by Paul Reinman), Wildcat (art by Jon Chester Kozlak), Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier), and the Flash (art by Naydel). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page text story, "Money Trouble" by Jim Robinson. Naydel cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All-New Comics (1943) 10 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Tape on Centerfold

Label #3734736001

America's Best Comics (1942) 9 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4467067002

Cover by Alex Schomburg. "Havoc In Holland"; Black Terror vs. Nazis. "The Digitron Beam"; Doc Strange vs. Galohz, Karl, and Nazis. "The Thunderer"; Fighting Yank vs. The Thunderer and Nazis. "The Curse of the Naghwar Diamond"; Ghost vs. Kim and two other Datavians. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 15 VG+ 4.5

Creasing across back cover, store stamp on front cover.

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bill Woggon, Bob Montana, Al McLean and Terry Szenics. Archie goes to a masquerade as a knight and Jughead goes as his horse. Archie causes choas at the masquerade, and particularly upsets his English teacher Mr. Squeegee in "A Horse's Tale"! Plus: A hypochondriac tells Mr. Andrews that he appears to be very sick in "The Physical Wreck"; Betty and Veronica make life masks in "The Plastic Mask"; Archie is cooking pancakes when the air raid siren goes off -- he has to turn off all the lights in the house and keep his pancakes from burning at the same time in the Archie Short "Blitzed By the Blackout"; a tale starring Dotty and Ditto; and Archie caddies for Mr. Andrews and does more harm than good in "The Caddy"! Plus: When Archie breaks Mr. Weatherbee's typewriter, it's up to Archie and Jughead to fix it in the 2-page text story "You Can't Kill a Guy For Trying"! Also: "Match Wits With Archie" activity page! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman (1940) 26 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4317526001

Cover by Jerry Robinson. "Twenty-Ton Robbery!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); The Cavalier returns in disguise to acquire a new mob that he plans to use to rob the city blind, but the theft of a whale undoes his plans. "Recipe for Revenge!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred criticizes Bruce and Dick for not eating healthy meals, because of the crime-fighting activities, so he heads to the market to stock up on "good" food and runs headlong into a case he thinks that only he can solve. "The Year 3000!", script by Joseph Greene, art by Dick Sprang; In the year 3000, a man, who is the direct descendant of Bruce Wayne, and his son, run across a time capsule containing the exploits of Batman and Robin, and don those guises in order to fight and rally support against a warlord named Fura. "Night Rider" text story by Tod Lowry. "Crime Comes to Lost Mesa!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang; Two criminals enlist the aid of an Indian medicine man as a cover to allow them to rob the tribal temple of its riches. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Boy Comics (1942) 17 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4433610002

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Montana, Rudy Palais, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, R.W. Hall, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster seeks the mysterious villain known as the Moth, who stole a fortune in jewels from a burning building. Young Robin Hood encounters Crow King, who uses trained crows to commit robberies in broad daylight. Swoop Storm uses his new Rocket Ship to take on Axis forces during WWII, featuring art by Archie creator Bob Montana. Crimebuster; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: Case of the Mutilated Mummy; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 66 CGC 8.5 Davis Crippen "D" Copy

Paper: Off white

Davis Crippen ("D" Copy).

Label #0764729007

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. The Captain Marvel/Oggar serial concludes with..."The Cult of the Curse Chapter 6: The Battle of the Century" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Marvel stars in The Day After-like TV show about nuclear holocaust in "The Atomic War!" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Also: Aunt Minerva learns Captain Marvel's secret i.d. in "The Return of Aunt Minerva" with story by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Captain Kid in "An Errand of Justice" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Adventure in Space" with script by Otto Binder. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 67 VG- 3.5

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. The story of how Joan Jameson became the secretary for both Billy Batson and Captain Marvel in "Captain Marvel Gets a Secretary" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in: "The Mad Mahout"; "The Great Butterfly Chase" with story by Bill Woolfolk; and "The Key of Crime" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Hartford, Conn. city story). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Pin-Up Boy" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Lt. Jarl on Mars" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel and the Horn of Plenty (1946 Fawcett) Miniature 0 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white

Label #2119912004

Captain Marvel "And the Horn of Plenty" (1946) is a promotional (mini) comic book published by Fawcett. Contains a story about Captain Marvel and a mysterious horn that grants wishes. This mini also contains a back-up story of Bulletman. 24 pages, black and white, 4-in. x 5-in., newsprint, no cover price.

Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) 27 GD 2.0

Cover and centerfold detached at single center staple. Staple rust with rust migration.

Violent covers like this were a prime target during 1950s Wertham comic purges, hence its rarity!

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Q. Sale, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys get involved in the search for missing jewels aboard an ocean liner. The Pirate Prince and Droopy pursue a pirate ship into the Arctic Ocean, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean tries to rescue his pal from a runaway plane, in a story featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana. Another bizarre bondage cover by Charles Biro. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster: Death in Disguise; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Tales (1935-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 28 #4 VG 4.0

Cover by Rafael Desoto? Pulp magazine focusing on Crime and Detective stories. "Half-Pint Homicide" by Ray Bradbury, plus other stories by G. T. Fleming Roberts, Cyril Plunkett, Day Keene, Donald G. Cormack, Francis K. Allan, Charles Larson, Jack Bradley, and Stuart Friedman. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in, 98 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 11 CBCS 1.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Cover completely split and reattached with moderate amount of archival tape. Moderate amount of archival tape on 1st wrap.

Label #23-3E84026-001

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Otto Eppers, Joe Beck and Fred Schwab. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Transformed by science, Ricky McQuade, younger brother of Dynamic Man, becomes Dynamic Boy. Mr. E hears a dying man's words and learns that a series of tenement fires are actually arson. Dan Hastings battles the underground kingdom of Sub-Earth when their forces steal America's vital radium supplies. Dynamic Man; Jest for Fun; Lucky Coyne; Yankee Boy; The Dead Man Plays; Ima Sleuth; Dan Hastings; Li'l Arthur; The Echo; The Sting of Death; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 7 #3 VG 4.0

April 1946. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Fantasy stories "The Island of Captain Sparrow" by S. Fowler Wright, "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood, and "Roderick's Story" by E. F. Benson. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Ronald Clyne. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #2 GD/VG 3.0

December 1946. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "Unthinkable" by Francis Sibson, "At the Farmhouse" by E. F. Benson, "And Not in Peace" by George Whitley. Illustrations by Lawrence and Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Famous Funnies (1934) 134 VF+ 8.5

Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "Not Guilty " text story by Justin Dewey Triem. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 31 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Small amount of dried glue on spine of cover.

Label #2006599012

Exceptionally violent cover for its time! Metaphorically speaking, as with this poor individual Jap soldier, Imperial Japan lost its head as well after taking on America and her allies exclamation

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Claude Lapham and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, and Arnold Hicks. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Senorita Rio suspects a stage mentalist is involved in a plot against a government official; A criminal gang tries to get a signed confession away from Hooks Devlin before he turns it in to police; The final adventure of comedic teen military mascot Dusty Rhodes. Exceptionally gory pre-Code cover by Joe Doolin. Shark Brodie; Dusty Rhodes; Senorita Rio; Rip Carson; The Lieutenant Meets a Lady; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fighting Yank (1942 Nedor) 8 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)

Label #4015108005

Bondage/torture cover. Scarce Alex Schomburg cover.

Alex Schomburg cover. Cover price $0.10.

Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 88 FN 6.0

Cover oxidation.

Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY'S GREAT ADVENTURE, No. 88." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Bugs Bunny's Great Adventure, art by Carl Buettner; Looking for adventure, Bugs and Porky volunteer for a rocket trip to Saturn; The pair are captured by the natives on Saturn, who look like rabbits, and are put to work in the carrot fields. Bugs Bunny and Cap'n Kiddney's Gold, art by Carl Buettner; Bugs and Porky find a map to Captain Kiddney's treasure, which is on Squid Island. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Four Favorites (1941) 26 VG+ 4.5

In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey"; "The City Slicker"; "Colonel Blow and His Radio Show"; "The Unknown"; "Luke the Lawyer"; "Bachelor's Diner"; "Hap Hazard"; "Hiram Hayseed in Surprise Package"; "Captain Courageous"; and "Doctor Klockenhand's Clinic". "Death's Deputy" text story by Cliff Howe, reprinted from Four Favorites (1941) #23. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Frankenstein Comics (1945 Prize) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4443308001

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Buster Green. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. Dr. Frankenstein creates a Monster, but can't control it; The Monster helps a small town with its monster problem; Frankenstein takes a wife, but the marriage doesn't last. Frankensteins Creation; Animal Crackers; The Ghouls and Vampires; A Bat in the Belfry; Frankensteins Wife; The Manimals. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Golden Lad (1945) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2019482005

Golden Lad stars in "The Heart of Gold!" (art by Mort Meskin), Sandusky and the Senator, Swiftarrow (script by Larry Vardi, art by Perry Williams), Air Rover in "Sword Women" (script by Walter Gardner, art by James Dell), and Kid Wizards in "The Eyes of the Tiger" (script by Richard Mark, art by Mort Lawrence). Jerry Robinson and George Roussos art. Meskin cover. Cover price $0.10.

Golden Lad (1945) 3 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4358899004

Golden Lad in "The League of 1965" (art by Mort Meskin), Kid Wizards in "The Case of the Lonesome Fish," Swiftarrow in "The Case of the Vanishing Smiths," and Sandusky and the Senator in "Straight From the Feed Bag!" Jerry Robinson and George Roussos art. Meskin cover. 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.

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 Comics (1940 Fiction House) 80 FN 6.0

Classic bondage cover by Joe Doolin. "Salome of the Devil-Cats," art by John Celardo; Salome, a witch, convinces the rajah that she can make him young again; Kaänga determines to expose her as a fraud; Ann exposes Salome as a fraud and is taken prisoner; Salome prooceeds to torture her. Kaänga arrives, rescues Ann, and kills Salome. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba rescues a jerboa from a gorilla; Later, when Simba, wounded by a pygmy dart, is battling a leopard for the jungle kingship, the jerboa returns the favor and pulls the dart from Simba, enabling him to defeat the leopard. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; A pair of treasure hunters raid the village of the Kalembus and kill the king; Tabu places a curse on them and both die before they can get out of the jungle. Jungle Facts. Untitled story; A professor visiting the jungle goes mad, believing himself the king of the jungle with power over life and death for all inhabitants; Wambi and his jungle friends manage to rescue the professor just before he is killed by the villagers. "Curse of the Panther Queen" text story. Untitled story, art by Bob Lubbers; Konga, the woman leader of a gang of criminal traders, breaks into the post in order to free her gang. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; Camilla opens the bronze door in her temple and finds an underground civilization, called the Devils. The Devils have a prisoner, a village woman, that they intend to have killed by wild animals. Camilla rescues the woman and see to it that the Devils' leader is killed by a leopard. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 32 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3790995001

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 56 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4415982003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Berlin's Master Spy starring Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. Hoggo's Great Secret starring Sub-Mariner, art by Allen Simon. Terry Vance untitled story, art by Bob Oskner. The Mysterious Peddler of Doom starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Patriot untitled story, art by Nick Karlton. Angel untitled story, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

More Fun Comics (1935) 103 VG- 3.5

1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

3rd appearance of Superboy. Last Green Arrow cover. Cover by Henry Boltinoff. "A Return Performance" starring Green Arrow and Speedy, art by Maurice del Bourgo; Professor Million returns to crime to help an innocent man stay out of jail. "A Modern Cave Man!" starring Superboy, script by Don Cameron (as Jerry Siegel), pencils by Joe Shuster; An old scientist is kidnapped and takes up residence as a hermit in a cave after he refuses to gives some crooks the formula which allows an automobile engine to take its fuel out of the air! "Reflected Glory" starring Johnny Quick, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). "Crooked Currency" starring Dover and Clover, art by Henry Boltinoff. "The Professor Goes to School," art by Louis Cazeneuve; Aquaman vs. Hurricane Hinks. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mystery Comics (1944) 3 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4297571002

Classic Alex Shomburg cover. Featuring Brad Spencer, Wonderman (pencils by Shomburg?); Zudo the Jungle Boy (pencils by Ken Battefield); Lance Lewis, Space Detective makes his debut; The Magnet (who welds the amazing 'Geo-Locater,' a device "from which no criminal can escape," pencils by Ed Good); "King of Futuria" - in which time traveler Dick Devens protects the 30th century from Venusian Tentacle-Men (who resemble tentacled Mr. Potato-Heads wearing tiny sombreros). Thanks to Grand Comics Database for the above artist information! Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 28 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4393105013

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Malcolm Reiss. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Joe Doolin, Fran Hopper, George Appel, Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, Lily Renee, and Lee Elias. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Good-girl art aplenty as Gale Allen and her team are captured by man-eating plants; Mars tries to inspire war on a pacifist planet; Hunt and Lyssa get caught in a war between cave-dwellers and surface people in The Lost World. Outer-space derring-do cover by Joe Doolin approaches the level the series was famous for. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Can the Creatures of Space Enslave Us?; Norge Benson; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Star Pirate. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 31 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4339764006

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Lee Elias, Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, George Appel, and Joe Doolin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Good-girl art aplenty as Gale and her team are captured by the Tatlans, whose dress and architecture resembles ancient Incas; Norge and Jolie are trapped by tigers in the past, but mammoths help them escape; While crossing the Atlantic, Hunt and Lyssa are captured by refugee humans on a submarine. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; First Earthman on Mars; Norge Benson; The Star Pirate. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 33 CGC 3.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #4257043004

Cover by Lily Renee. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Murphy Anderson, Lee Elias, Ruth Atkinson, Fran Hopper, and Joe Doolin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Good-girl art aplenty as Gale Allen and her team investigate strange doings on an amphibian world; A great Murphy Anderson strip speculating about what life on Mars might look like; In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa discover the remains of Britain's navy on the English coast. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee and legendary artist Murphy Anderson. Lost World cover by Lily Renee is classic good-girl art, right down to Lyssa's missing shoe. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Justice of the Stars; Life On Other Worlds: Mars; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 45 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4409592020

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Bob Lubbers, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, the alien Volta introduce Red Rain to drive the animals mad and make Earth more like Venus; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about what life on Pluto might look like; Satania has Space Ranger Flint Baker framed for treason. Girl-vs.-giant cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Life on Other Worlds: Pluto; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Coffin Cargo; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 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) 32 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, John Celardo, Lily Renee, and Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. The castaways of Crusoe Island hope for rescue, while their mad captive plans his escape; The Werewolf Hunter and a mad scientist are beamed into a micro-world of advanced technology; Good-girl art galore as Glory Forbes winds up in a tiger cage while investigating crooks at a circus. Another offbeat action-girl cover by Joe Doolin. Firehair; Ben Blueridge; Glory Forbes; Sky Rangers; Crusoe Island; Homeless Homer; Mine-All Mine; The Werewolf Hunter; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Red Band Comics (1945) 4 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Stories and art by Charles Voight, Bruce Elliott, Jerry Schiano, August Froehlich, and Bernard Baily. Despite the #4 in the indicia, the cover and contents are identical to Red Band Comics (1945) #3. Masked heroes, soldiers, and adventurers in this WWII-era anthology. Blamed for a murder he didn't commit, a WWII vet trapped in a wax museum gains magical powers and becomes Captain Wizard. Two-fisted physician Dr. Mercy realizes that a woman's supposed doctor is just gaslighting her to drive her mad. In the strangest story yet, DIY interplanetary explorer Hugh Mann lands on the lost planet Brutus, where he runs afoul of the planet's strange justice system. But his battle against a space villain earns him the name Impossible Man (no relation to the Marvel character). Captain Wizard; Teeny McSweeny; Dr. Mercy: The Bewitched Heiress!; King OLeary: Murder above the City; Whispered Fate; Race Wilkins: Ride That Nightmare; Impossible Man. Final issue of the series. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 27 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Fred Harman. Little Beaver text story, pencils by Fred Harman. Red Ryder, pencils by Fred Harman. Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted story. Captain Easy. Biff Baker. Freckles and His Friends, pencils by Blosser. The Fighting Yanks. Alley Oop strip. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Roly Poly Comics (1945) 10 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4473819015

Origin of the Red Rube retold; Steel Sterling in "The Gruesome Twosome" (art by Irv Novick); Senor Banana; the Slap Happy Applejacks; Chimpy, and Ginger. Cover price $0.10.

Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 3 #10 FR 1.0

2" cumulative spine split. Cover and 2 centerfold wraps detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Tracing on front cover. Tape on interior of cover.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 32 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3860285006

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Superman's Search for Clark Kent!, script by Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman agrees to undergo the powerful rays of a machine designed to study brain tissue. Crime on Skis!, script by Bill Finger (?) [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman, in the guise of Clark Kent, travels with Lois to Ski Valley, which is being threatened by a death bird: a half-man, half-bird creature of Indian lore. Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady]. Bomb Trap text story by Jack Miller [as Jesse Merlan]. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth [as Jerry], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe], inks by George Roussos. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Toys of Treachery! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman Tim Redback Currency (circa 1945) SUP$1.00 NM- 9.2

Superman & Tim One Dollar Redback (circa 1945). Redback coupons were redeemed at Tim Stores for (in most cases) a penny. Front features Superman flying with fireworks in background and a blank area along the top right area where a specific store could stamp their name. Back features Superman waving hi (or bye) with the slogans "Redbacks will buy the things you like best of all" and "Redbacks are issued by your Superman-Tim store." 5.5-in. x 2.5-in., printed in red ink on white paper.

Suspense Comics (1943) 11 FR 1.0

3" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. 4" cumulative spine split through all wraps. Brittle.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. After I Murdered Sandra starring Mr. Nobody, script by Jack Crooks, art by Rudy Palais. A Matter of Nicotine, script by Jack Crooks, art by George Appel. the murder and the miner starring Grey Mask, script by Jack Crooks, art by Maurice Whitman. A Bullet for the Ballerina text story by Jack Crooks. Sherry Flippe story, script by Jack Crooks, art by Tony Di Preta. Satan Furnishes a Bride for Harlequin, script by Jack Crooks, art by George Appel. Boomerang of Horror starring Mr. Nobody, art by Howard Larsen. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Treasure Comics (1945 Prize) 1 VG/FN 5.0

Water spots across front cover, cover oxidation.

Edited by Samuel Bierman. Cover by August Froehlich. Stories by August Froehlich, Lit-Win, Manny Stallman, Jerry Gale, H. C. Kiefer, John Giunta, and Frank Frazetta. Adventure stories starring such characters as Paul Bunyan, Gor The Gorilla King, Arabian Knight, Dr. Styx, and Marco Polo--these are comics to Treasure! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Warrior Comics (1945) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4473819014

Wing Brady, the Iron Man, and Mark Marson. Cover price $0.10.

Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 71 VG 4.0

Moisture damage.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, and August Froehlich. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel must stop Abra Cadabro, the evil stage magician, from murdering his own brother as part of his act. When Golden Arrow tries to solve the mystery of the missing loot, his arrow does double duty. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Cure Flat Feet." Captain Marvel: Stage Magician; Golden Arrow Plays Cupid; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: The Successful Failure; Horace Hotstuff; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: Ibis Plays Ball. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Comics (1944 Great) 5 GD- 1.8

4" cumulative spine split/tear. Staple rust.