Auctions: comic books 1949

Action Comics (1938 DC) 130 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Includes facsimile centerfold for readability.

Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman and the Mermaid starring actress Ann Blyth, art by Al Plastino. The Adventure of Aladdin's Lamp starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Ambassador of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. One Man's Army starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Singing Bandit of Black Hills starring Vigilante, script by France Herron, art by Bob Lubbers. 52 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 23 #11 VG/FN 5.0

Volume 23, Issue 11 - November, 1949. Cover by Arnold Kohn, depicting a scene from "Prometheus' Daughter" by Alexander Blade. Stories by Alexander Blade, Rog Phillips, Richard S. Shaver & Chester S. Geier, Berkeley Livingston and Norma Laxell Easton. Illustrations by Arnold Kohn, Julian S. Krupa, J. Allen St. John, Leo Ramon Summers and Bill Terry. Stories: "Prometheus' Daughter" by Alexander Blade, illustrated by Arnold Kohn; "Beyond the Matrix of Time" by Rog Phillips, illustrated by Julian S. Krupa; "Battle in Eternity" by Richard S. Shaver & Chester S. Geier, illustrated by J. Allen St. John; "Mr. Jones' Eternal Camera" by Berkeley Livingston, illustrated by Leo Ramon Summers; and "The Avenger" by Norma Laxell Easton, illustrated by Bill Terry. Features: The Observatory; Maybe It's True; Radioactive Railroad; Sinister Blackout; Electric Muscles; The Ancient Geometrical Monument; Floating on Air; and more. 7-in. x 10-in., 160 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Batman (1940) 54 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4652009016

Cover pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Charles Paris. The Treasure Hunter!, art by Jim Mooney; A bad guy begins stealing valuable collectors items from rich people in Gotham City; Batman and Robin intervene. The Door Without a Key!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson get lost in Florida and discover an ancient castle; As Batman and Robin, they find a long lost fugitive; When they return in the Batplane, they can't find castle. Wonder Drug article, art by Raymond Perry. Untitled two-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. The Amazing Masquerade!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin battle John Foster and the Human Spider Mob. Safety First public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Wayne Boring. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) 27 FR/GD 1.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Heavy color touch, regloss and TRIMMED. 3.5" Cumulative spine split.

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Blackhawk destroys a war-mad munitions magnate! Featuring: 11 page Blackhawk story "The Plot To Conquer Posnia" drawn by Bill Quackenbush (?); 8 page Chop Chop story "North To Alaska" drawn by Bill Ward; 1 page text story "The Destroyer Strikes"; 11 page Blackhawk story "The Winged Death Demons" drawn by Bill Quackenbush (?); 1 page Wun Cloo story "Truth And/Or Consequences" by Jack Cole. Cover by Reed Crandall. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 100 GD 2.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Water damage.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. Captain Marvel takes on Sivana in a colossal centennial thriller by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza: "The Plot Against the Universe Part 1: Dr. Sivana Strikes at Shazam"; "The Plot Against the Universe Part 2: The Invasion of the Rock of Eternity"; "The Plot Against the Universe Part 3: The Evil Element"; and "The Plot Against the Universe Part 4: The Marvelium Plot"! Don't miss this complete four-part comic novel, with appearances by Shazam and Tawky Tawny. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Music Master" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "World Within" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4416200007

"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Jimmy Wakely (1949) 1 GD/VG 3.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Extra staples (manufacturing). Cover and interior oxidation.

Jimmy Wakely in "The Cowboy Swordsman," "Jinx Town Lives Again," and "Treasure of Outcast Ridge" (art on all by Alex Toth?). Kit Colby, Girl Sheriff in "Marauders at Moon Bow." Back-up story, "The Sun-Dance of the Crow Indians." Cover price $0.10.

Pride of the Yankees, The (1949) 0 VG- 3.5

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Jenney and Ogden Whitney. The life of baseball legend Lou Gehrig (which also inspired the award-winning film of the same title). Lou Gehrig becomes a champion baseball player for the New York Yankees, before his life is tragically cut short by the nerve disease ALS. A PSA on the Lou Gehrig Memorial Fund. The story of how one player made it to the big leagues. The Pride of the Yankees; A Living Memorial to Lou Gehrig; The Rise of Dave Hudson. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

True Crime Comics (Canadian 1947 Alval) 9 CGC 5.5

Paper: Light tan to off white

Canadian Edition

Label #4111138001

1947 Canadian Reprint. Cover by Jack Cole. Art by Jack Cole and Alex Toth. Reuses cover of True Crime Comics (1947 Magazine Village) #1. Parts of this issue are reprints from True Crime Comics (1947 Magazine Village) #1, but with artwork by Wally Wood removed. Full color. 36 pages. 7" x 10". Cover price $0.10.