Auctions: comic books 1956-1969

Valor For Men (1957-1959 Skye Publishing) Vol. 2 #5 VG- 3.5

Volume 2, Issue 5 - February 1959. Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure tales, military articles, and burlesque models. This issue includes: "Brave Men" by Ernie Pyle. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.35.

Viper (c. 1960) Fanzine 5 FN 6.0

Fanzine by Bill Donaho, co-chairman of the Baycon. Cover by Bjo Trimble. Interior artists include Alva Rogers and Ray Nelson. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 46 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Witches Tales (1969 Magazine) Vol. 1 #7 VG 4.0

Cover by Chic Stone. Stories and art by Ezra Jackson, Don Weaver, and Ken Battefield. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. Paranormal investigator Dr. Trimm realizes that Ellen's uncle Caleb is not a ghost, or even dead at all. Kolah (a renamed Rulah the Jungle Girl) encounters the terrifying ape women of Antilla. A woman is possessed by the spirit of a witch after relocating to Salem, Massachusetts. Devil on His Shoulder; Broom for a Witch; Green Horror; Grimm, Ghost Doctor; Mirror of Madness; The Antilla Terror; Ghost-Bait; Ohhhh, Brother! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

Witches Tales (1969 Magazine) Vol. 1 #9 VG 4.0

Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Larry Woromay, Oscar Fraga, Jack Sparling, and Carl Burgos. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. A glutton and his mother disparage his wife's cooking abilities - until she makes him a meal he'll never forget, in the memorably titled "Yeech!" A desperate man turns to murder and robbery to feed his family. A man builds a robotic woman companion for himself, but the tech support is a killer. The Devil's Monster; Doom Creatures; Yeech!; Nightmare; Blood and Old Bones; Until Death Do Us Part; Thief of Souls; Over Her Dead Body. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 52 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

Witching Hour (1969 DC) 1 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

5-page prologue with art by Alex Toth, and 2-page epilogue sequence with art by Neal Adams. Stories: "Save the Last Dance for Me!"; "Eternal Hour!" (art by Toth); "The Perfect Surf"; and "Silk Gauze." Nick Cardy cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 85 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

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.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 93 FR/GD 1.5

Water spotting.

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Cover pencils by Irv Novick. "Menace of the Mermen!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; After Queen Hippolyta goes missing during a swim off the coast of Paradise Island, Wonder Woman is reluctant to assume the throne until she learns what has become of her mother. "The Shrinking City!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Duke Deception attacks Skyscraper City with his R-Zero weapon, a shrinking ray, in a prelude to a greater attack on Earth. "20th Century King Arthur!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman secretly aids an outcast boy in his attempts to model himself after his hero, King Arthur. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

World of Fantasy (1956) 10 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. I Went Through The Veil!, art by Paul Reinman; A married man is taken into the future by a girl who falls in love with him. The Silent Street; A police officer makes his night rounds thinking that nothing interesting ever happens in the neighborhood while two aliens are conducting a life or death struggle among the rooftops. The Secret Men, art by Richard Doxsee. The Last Stop, art by Gene Colan. The Mystery Of The Smiling Man!, art by Robert Q. Sale. The Amazing Bubble text story. The Books That Were Alive, art by Mort Meskin. Cover price $0.10.

World of Suspense (1956) 7 GD- 1.8

Cover coming loose at both staples. Heavy water damage with staple rust.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Face!, art by Joe Maneely; A companion of a wealthy man finds out that he does have a son after all so he goes to an inventor that has a machine that can transfer a photo of a face onto a living person. When The Creature Escapes, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; A sea creature is captured and brought to an atomic testing facility. The World's Strangest Crime, art by Bernard Baily. The Prisoner text story, art by Reed Crandall. The Lost Island!, art by Pete Morisi. Escape From Nowhere!, art by Tony DiPreta. To Walk Unseen, art by John Forte. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest (1941) 119 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Spine rebuild and tear seal. Cover oxidation and water spotting.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Secret of Tigerman starring Superman and Batman, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman, Batman and Robin are suddenly following orders from a new superhero named Tigerman. The Earth King of Planetoid Plexis starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Jack Miller, art by Jim Mooney. Storm Over The Sahara text story. The Man With The Magic Bow starring Green Arrow, art by Lee Elias; The Acrobat takes the "Magic Bow of Diana" from a museum heist, which allows him to fire arrows that magically follow his orders. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

World's Finest (1941) 153 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4071291008

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Part I- The Clash of Cape and Cowl starring Superman and Batman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Young Bruce Wayne is convinced that Superboy killed his father and vows to become Batman so he can bring him to justice. Part II--The Death of a Hero. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Boy Who Changed the Future--Editors' Round Table, script by John Broome, pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Bernard Sachs. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

World's Finest (1941) 157 FN- 5.5

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The Abominable Brats starring Superman and Batman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein (Part 1) and Sheldon Moldoff (Part 2); the junior Batman and Superman pull practical jokes. Health Myths Debunked! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Secret of Cell 16--Editors' Round Table: Tales of the Unexpected, script by Jack Miller, art by Howard Purcell. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.