Comic Book Postal Auctions

March 2019 Results

US Golden Age Comics

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Note: Prices Realised include 19% Buyer's Premium.

115

Amazing Mystery Funnies Vol 2 #5 (1939)
Classic Bill Everett cover
Rusty disintegrated staples, glossy detached cover with 2 ins lower spine split, cream/white pages
[gd-vg]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £1,309

116

Batman 11 (1942)
Clear taped spine and 3 ins cover tear, cream pages [gd]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £1,428

117

Detective 81 (1943)
CGC 7.0
'Very minor amount of glue on cover'. Off-white pages
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £595

118

Buck Rogers #1 (1940)
with replacement early photocopy monochrome cover (with blank inside covers) over original 1940 #1 interior. Light tan pages restapled over some centre page clear tape. A hint of brittleness to page edges
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £26

119

Comics On Parade #1 (1938)
Starring Tarzan by Hal Foster, L'il Abner by Al Capp, Fritzi Ritz, Ella Cinders, Captain and the Kids
Worn spine, detached cover, rusty disintegrated staples, staple stains to back cover and lighter blemishes to interior page margins [gd]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £214

120

New York World's Fair Comics #1 (1939)
Starring Superman, Slam Bradley, The Sandman, Zatara and Gingersnap by Bob Kane. Showing a blonde Superman on the cover, this first edition was offered for sale at the 1939 New York World's Fair. It did not sell very well as its cover price of 25c was more than double the normal 10c comic book price of the time
Good cover gloss with wear to top RH corner and back cover top LH corner and edge. Rusty disintegrated interior staples. This 100 pg comic book was printed in two interior sections which have loosened from the spine over time [gd-vg]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £1,000

121

Super Comics #1 (1938)
Terry and the Pirates, Dick Tracy, Little Orphan Annie, Gasoline Alley, The Gumps and Smilin' Jack begin
Detached cover with rusty, disintegrated staples [gd+]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £50

122

Vicks Comics Vol. 4 'Napoleon issue' (1938)
Popeye/M Mouse covers with 18 'Sunday Pages' of Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond, Little Annie Rooney by Brandon Walsh, Redmen the Ventures of Black Hawk by Jimmy Thomson and Radio Patrol by Eddie Sullivan and Charlie Schmidt
Single disintegrated staple, loose pages [gd]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £71

123

Dime Detective Magazine (1947-49 Popular Publ.) Vol. 53: No 3, Vol. 56: No 1, 2, Vol. 60: No 4
No 3 [vg], balance [fn] (4)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £113

124

Dime Mystery Magazine (1945-48 Popular Publ.)
Vol. 31: No 4, Vol. 32: No 1, 2, 4, Vol. 33: No 3, Vol. 34: No 2, 3, 4, Vol 36: No 4
3 issues [fn], balance [vg-/vg+] (9)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £262

125

Jungle Stories (1943-48 Fiction House)
Vol. 2: No 5, 6, 11, Vol. 3: No 2, 5-8, 10, 12, Vol. 4 No 3, 4
2 issues with back cover competition cut-outs [vg-], balance [vg/vg+] (12)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £232

126

Marvel Science Stories (1938) 1-3
In bound volume. Frank R Paul cover art
Bright cover edges are trimmed, back covers removed in the binding process (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £57

127

Planet Stories (1945-48 Fiction House) Vol. 3: No 1-12
Ray Bradbury stories
A few [vg], balance [vg+/fn] (12)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £309

128

Planet Stories (1948-51 Fiction House) Vol. 4: No 1-12
No 2 back cover piece missing, small cover scrape [gd], a few [vg], balance [vg+/fn] (12)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £125

129

Super Science Stories/Novels (1940-43 Popular Publ.)
Vol. 1: No 1, 3, 4, Vol. 2: No 1-4, Vol.3: No 3, 4, Vol.4: 1-4
Asimov begins the 'Robot' series. Virgil Finlay cover art in 3 issues
Vol. 2: No 1 [gd], 3 Virgil Finlay issues [fn], balance [vg/vg+] (13)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £125

130

Weird Tales (1936) Vol. 27: No 3, 4, 5
In bound volume
Bright fresh covers, light tan supple pages, back covers removed in binding process (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £262

131

Weird Tales (1939 Weird Tales) Vol. 33: No 4, 5, Vol. 34: No 1-6
Mostly Virgil Finlay cover art, five H P Lovecraft stories, The Raven by E Allen Poe
Vol. 34: No 1, 2 [gd], balance [vg/vg+] (8)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £286

132

Weird Tales (1940-41 Weird Tales) Vol.35: No 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-10
[vg+/fn] (7)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £184

133

Weird Tales (1951-53 Weird Tales) Vol. 44: No 1-4, 7, 8, Vol. 45: No 1
Vol. 44: No 1 clear taped spine [gd], balance [vg/fn-] (7)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £137

134

Action Comics 97 (1946)
Small amateur restoration to lower spine. Tape repairs to inside covers [apparent gd-vg]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £113

135

Action Comics (1945-47) 82, 103, 105
Amateur restoration to back cover edge and spine tear closures [apparent gd-vg]. (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £333

136

Action Comics (1948) 119, 125
#119 small tape repairs to interior cover [gd-vg], # 125 [vg-] (2)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £250

137

Action Comics (1948-49) 126, 132, 135
#136: small amateur restoration to lower cover corner, #132, 135 small back cover/spine restoration [apparent gd-vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £250

138

Action Comics (1953) 184, 185, 187
#184 [gd-vg], 185, 187 amateur restoration to front/back covers with interior tape [apparent gd-vg/vg/gd+] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £173

139

Action Comics (1953-54)
177, 178, 180, 181, 188, 189, 197-199
Amateur restoration to covers, some tape residue to spines [apparent gd-vg] (9)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £333

140

Action Comics (1956) 215, 218, 221, 223
Amateur restoration to covers and spines [apparent gd-vg] (4)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £161

141

Action Comics (1956) 216, 219, 220
[vg/gd/gd] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £184

142

Adventure Comics 93 (1944)
Good cover gloss, 3 small edge tears [fn]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £202

143

Adventure (1947-48) 123, 126, 130
Amateur restoration to covers and spines [apparent gd/gd+] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £113

144

Adventure (1949) 140, 142
#140 interior cover tape repairs, Superboy figure tracing indents [apparent gd-vg]
#142 amateur spine restoration, tape to cover interiors [apparent gd+] (2)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £95

145

Adventure (1950-57) 156, 167, 168, 181, 193, 231, 232.
#156, 167, 168 some amateur edge restoration [apparent gd/gd+], balance [gd/vg] (7)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £220

146

Adventure (1950-54) 158, 169, 170, 178, 182, 191, 195-198
#158 [vg], balance amateur restoration to some edges and spines [apparent gd-vg-] (10)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £208

147

Batman (1953-58) 74, 79, 120
#74: detached spine, brittle edges [fr-gd], 79 [gd], 120 [fn-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £131

148

Comic Cavalcade #28 (1948)
[fr]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £43

149

Detective (1950-53) 159, 167, 198 worn, brittle spine
[gd/gd/fr] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £143

150

Superboy (1952-57) 22-24, 29, 36, 37, 51, 52, 54
[gd/vg] (9)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £262

151

Superboy (1952-58) 21, 27, 28, 34, 35, 62-64
Some amateur restoration to covers and spines [apparent gd/gd+] (8)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £167

152

Superman 11 (1941)
Amateur restoration to 30% of top cover and interior with centre page tape reinforcement and back cover interior restoration [apparent gd]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £298

153

Superman (1956-48) 38, 48, 50, 52
All with amateur spine restoration [apparent gd-vg] (4)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £309

154

Superman (1956-57) 104, 109, 111, 112, 114
Amateur restoration to most covers. #112 clear taped spine [apparent gd-/gd] (5)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £65

155

Superman (1957-58) 113, 114, 116, 121, 122
[gd] (5)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £143

156

World's Finest (1945) 10, 17, 19
#10: interior spine restoration, #17: cover and spine amateur restoration, #19: amateur restoration to cover, spine and two page margins [apparent gd-vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £286

157

World's Finest (1946-47) 25-28, 30
#27 [vg-], balance: amateur restoration to covers and spines [apparent gd-vg] (5)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £369

158

World's Finest (1947-48) 31-33, 35, 36, 40
Amateur restoration to spines and spine areas [apparent gd-vg] (6)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £393

159

World's Finest (1949-50) 42-44, 47
Amateur restoration to spines and spine areas with #42, 43 exterior restapled spines [apparent gd/vg+] (4)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £274

160

World's Finest (1951-52) 52, 54, 58, 60
Amateur restoration to #52 top corner and spines [apparent gd-vg] (4)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £262

161

World's Finest (1955-56) 75, 77, 78, 81-85
Amateur restoration to spines [gd/gd+] (8)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £173

162

World's Finest (1956-59) 84, 86-88, 90, 96, 104, 105
[gd/vg-] (8)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £220

163

Alan Ladd 2 (1950 Canadian edition) [fn-], Calling All Boys 10, 12, Fawcett Movie 54, Joan of Arc (A-1, No 21), Movie Thrillers 1 [vg], Motion Picture Comics 105 (x2), 114, Personal Love 4, 7, 8, 29, Sweethearts 39, Western Hearts 8 with 3 Disney UK magazines
8 issues with amateur restoration to covers and spines [apparent gd-vg], balance [vg] (18)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £57

164

Best of the West (1951-54) 1-12
Complete run starring Ghost Rider, Durango Kid, Straight Arrow, Tim Holt, Red Hawk and Red Mask
#2 glue to interior weak spine [gd], 5, 9 [fn-/fn], balance [vg/vg+] (12)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £262

165

Black Rider 8 (#1) 1950 Marvel/Atlas
Stan Lee posed as Black Rider for the photo-cover of this first issue
[fn]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £488

166

Black Rider (1950) 9, 10 (#2, 3)
[fn-/vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £50

167

Black Rider (1950-52) 11-18 (#4-11)
[vg/fn-] (8)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £125

168

Dell Movie Classics (1950s)
681, 682, 717, 762, 790, 824, 831, 914, 1060, 1069, 1070, 1232, 1233, 1236, 1251, 1252, 1341
#914, 1341 [gd], balance [vg/fn] (17)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £50

169

Dell Movie Classics (1950s) Fastest Gun Alive [vfn], Sons of Katie Elder, Hallelujah Trail, Comancheros, Rio Bravo, Comanche
[vg/vg+] (6)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £65

170

Dell Movie Classics (1960s)
12-173-212, -299-603, -370-408, -495-612, -545-612, -597-310, -590-512, -950-410, with Gold Key: Son of Flubber [gd], Mutiny on the Bounty, Lord Jim, Fall of the Roman Empire
[vg/fn] (12)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £60

171

Lone Ranger (1951 Dell) 31-40
#31, 36 [gd], balance [vg/fn] (10)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £89

172

On The Spot (Pretty Boy Floyd) 1948 Fawcett one-shot
[vg+]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £29

173

Personal Love (1950-54 Famous Funnies) 1, 3, 6, 9, 11-14,18-20, 22, 23, 27
#1 colour touch to top spine [apparent vg], a few [gd], balance [vg-/vg+] (14)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £131

174

Romance run (1940s-50s) Intimate Love 10, Miss America Vol. 4: No 2, My Diary 2, My Real Love 5, New Romances 6, 7, 11
[vg/vg+] (7)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £52

175

Sweethearts 119 (1953)
Marilyn Monroe cover [vg]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £857

176

Sweethearts (1954-58) 2, 24, 39, 42, Sweet Sixteen 11, True Sweetheart Secrets 1 (fn], True-to-Life Romance 3, and UK editions: Sweethearts 4, True Love 2, Real Romances 17, Real Story 7 and True Love 16
[vg/vg+] (12)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £101

177

Western Romance (1950s)
Western Love 1, Rangeland Love 2, Real Western Romances 5, True Western 2, Western Hearts 5, 6 [gd], Western Life Romances 2
[vg/fn] (7)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £71

178

Marvel/Atlas low grades (1950s).
Journey Into Mystery 50, Journey Into Unknown Worlds 59, Marvel Tales 105, Mystery Tales 26 (pages missing) [pr], Mystical Tales 8, Rawhide Kid 15, Strange Tales 83 (1961), Uncanny Tales 47, World Of Suspense 6, Crime-Fighters 10 (1949) and early 1960s: Journey Into mystery 71, 82. With Tales to Astonish 23
[gd/vg] (13)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £309

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