Auctions: comic books published by National Periodical Publ

Adventures of Alan Ladd (1949) 2 VG/FN 5.0

"Visit to the Underworld," "Sheriff Alan Ladd," and "Alan Ladd, Middleweight Champ!" (art on all three by Ruben Moreira). Untold Tales of Filmland back-up, "The Star That Shone Again!" Green Arrow stars in a one-page public service announcement with the Red Feather Kid. Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Photo cover of Alan Ladd. Stories by Ruben Moreira, Win Mortimer, Ralph Mayo, Harry Lazarus, and Henry Boltinoff. Your favorite Hollywood star in hard-hitting action stories! Green Arrow stars in a one-page public service announcement with the Red Feather Kid, written by Jack Schiff, art by George Papp. How to Start an Alan Ladd Fan Club. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Mystery (1952) 111 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4348396008

Cover pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Sy Barry. The Spectre in the Flame!, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Sy Barry; The lawyer Preston Zandan dabbles with the occult at night and conjures a smoke-shaped spirit out of every fire thats lighted. Best Foot Forward half-page, script and art by Mort Drucker; Custom of getting off on the right foot. War of the Toy Soldiers!, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs; Retired general Roger Fielding loves to play with his toy armies and dies of exhaustion. He walked in his sleep and played at night, too. The Doorway to Evil!, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; Steve Davis inherits the hotel "Fortuna" and discovers a secret 13th floor, filled with smybols of evil and bad luck. Unusual Ghost Haunts! fact page, script and art by Mort Drucker. Journeys into the Unknown, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry; article about time travel hoaxes of the past. The Screaming Death!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Sy Barry; The mad sound engineer and murderer Bryan Anson escapes from prison and locks up Johnny Peril. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Mystery (1952) 112 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4348396007

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Giunta. Death Has Five Guesses!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Sy Barry; "Master adventurer" Johnny Peril is trapped inside a mansion with living dummies; He encounters actor Karl Kandor who wants to exchange his old body for Peril's young one by mind transfer. The Man Who Cried Werewolf!, art by John Giunta; Three students rival for leading the class in supernatural science; Monica has found a formula to turn a man into a werewolf. Errand Ghosts non-fiction page, script and art by Mort Drucker; Ghosts may urge humans to fulfill a mission. The Greatest Prophecy Ever Made article, script by Jack E. Miller, art by Raymond Perry; A brief account of Napoleon's rejected girlfriend. The Tattooed Terror!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; Richard Forman made a fortune with counterfeit money, but let his partner Burt Jorgens go to prison; Years later Jorgens is released and stalks Forman by tattooing him in his sleep with symbols foreboding strange accidents. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Star Spangled Comics (1941) 85 FR/GD 1.5

Cover-to-cover edge tear. Cover loose at one staple. Interior tearing.

Robin in "Peril at the Pole" (Batman guest appearance), Captain Compass in "Dead Man's Diary," the Star-Spangled Kid in "The Educated Horse," and Tomahawk in "A Bell for Cornwall." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.