Auctions: comic books 1959 or before

Weird Terror (1952) 12 GD- 1.8

Centerfold detached. Cover coming loose at both staples. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Ken Fitch, Bill Discount, Pete Morisi, Rudy Palais and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A daughter's death by a mysterious ailment coincides with the arrival of a handsome stranger. Tough cop Corrigan is murdered by crooks, but even that won't stop him from protecting his partner. Glass figurines in a Munich shop resemble missing women a little too exactly. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. The Black Heart; Thieves; King Whitey; The Man Who Died Twice; Corrigan; China Doll. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Thrillers (1951) 1 GD 2.0

Some interior corner pieces torn out (slightly affects some panel edges, readability unaffected).

Photo cover features classic horror actor Rondo Hatton. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Murphy Anderson, Sy Barry, Ross Andru, George Olesen, John Prentice, Bob Powell, and Pete Morisi. Classic 1950s science-fiction and horror tales from Ziff-Davis. In the Venusian city of Spaceport, a hive of scum and villainy, Brad's girlfriend cajoles him into going after the priceless Sandflower. But beautiful Venusian Melinda accompanies him, warning that even if they escape the Swamp Spider, they must still elude the space pirates. In another story, with art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru, Bruce and Vina accidentally discover that the President of Earth has been replaced by a robot. Our Amazing Universe; Sandflower of Venus; The Menace of R Day; The Canals of Mars; Terror from the Depths; The Monster and the Model; Measuring a Comet's Tail; One-Sided Life. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

White Indian (1953 Magazine Enterprises) 12 VG/FN 5.0

1/2" spine split from top.

(A-1 Comics #101) Art by Frank Frazetta. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #101. Dan Brand, a white man adopted by the Catawba tribe, battles alongside American Revolutionary forces as White Indian. Dan tries to prevent strife between lumberjacks and Natives; Dan seeks an antidote after Tipi is poisoned by an assassin; Dan and Tipi bring supplies through British lines to Valley Forge. Cover may be at least partially by Frank Frazetta. Sleep of Death; Trees of Doom!; Tory Treachery; The Blood of Valley Forge! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 27 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1207804020

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Secret of the Kidnapped Dummy," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Paula builds a Diana Prince robot dummy to present an award to Wonder Woman, unaware that the ceremony will make both women targets for a gangster's revenge. Wonder Women of History: two-page Sacajawea bio, art by Robert Sale. "The Legend of Rainbow and Stardust," script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter; On a visit to Etta's Ranch in Texas, Wonder Woman and the Holliday Girls fend off rustlers with the help of Rainbow and Stardust, two legendary horses. Two-page text story, "The Great Problem" by Ted Udall. "The Mystical Power of Idea-Forms," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Panicking when Wonder Woman is sucked from the robot plane on the way to Paradise Island, Etta is reassured by Hippolyte, who shows in the Magic Sphere Wonder Woman has been taken to the past as an "idea-form" to help a young girl save her kingdom from an evil usurper. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 85 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Irv Novick. "The Sword In the Sky," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman flies to the rescue of the Moon People in her robot plane. "The Wooden Hero," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman saves a trolley car from the scrap heap. Eight Hands Around article on square dancing. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

World of Mystery (1956) 7 GD- 1.8

Staple rust, rust migration. Tape on interior cover and under staples. Cover oxidation. Staple rust, rust migration.

Final issue of the series. "Pick a Door!" (art by Paul Reinman), "The Night I Lost My Body," "Obey or Die," "Last Seen Entering the Fog," "The Raving Beauty," "The Man Who Wasn't Afraid!" (art by John Forte), and a two-page text story, "The Spirit." John Severin cover. (Overstreet lists Gene Colan as a contributing artist for this issue, but this is probably incorrect.) Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest (1941) 105 VG+ 4.5

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Alien Superman starring Superman and Batman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; Superman suddenly spins a cocoon around himself and then emerges as an alien version of himself, with no memories of his past. It Happened in Illinois, script and art by Joe Kubert. New Stars for "Old Glory" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. The Reckless Rookie starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. Ollie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Mighty Mr. Miniature, script by Ed Herron, art by Lee Elias; Green Arrow and Speedy must stop Mr. Miniature, who uses toys to help him in his crimes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Zorro (1959-1961 Dell) 8 FN- 5.5

Art by Warren Tufts and Sparky Moore. Photo cover features Guy Williams, star of Disney's Zorro TV series. Dell presents adventures of Johnston McCulley's masked avenger of Old California, based on the hit Walt Disney TV series. The first seven issues of this series were Four Color (1942 Series 2) #882, 920, 933, 960, 976, 1003, and 1037 by Dell's reckoning. Zorro mounts a courageous attack on a pirate ship to recover gold plundered from the colony. Pirate's Plunder; The Wild Ones; The Lost Treasure; Garcia's Package; The Making of a Mission; An Encounter With Bouchard. 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.