Comic Book Postal Auctions

Winter 2012 Results

US Golden Age to Silver Age Comics

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Note: Prices Realised include 10% Buyer's Premium.

 

The following 1950s pre-code horror titles cover 37 lots with near complete runs of Master/Merit's Dark Mysteries and Ace's Web Of Mystery. So if you like Wally Wood, Lou Cameron and John d'Agostino, skeletons, skulls and skulduggery; start here …

171

Abbott And Costello 1 (1948) [gd+], Puppet 1 (1946) [vg-], Silly Times 1 (1945) [vg] 3-D Comics 1 (Abbott and Costello) with Super Sight 3-D Goggles [vg+] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £78

172

Batman 81 (1954) Two-Face Strikes Again!
2 ins cover tear and two x 1 inch tears by lower staple [gd]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £39

173

Key 1 (1944), Bouncer 1 (1944) and Sparkling Stars 1 (1944)
Key 1: bright cover, 1ins tape to lower spine and b/cover and light owner stamps to some page margins [vg], Bouncer [gd], S. Stars 1 ins cover tape and 2 light owner stamps [vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £66

174

Picture Stories From American History # 1 (1945) E.C.
Picture Stories From Science # 1 (1947) E.C. Picture Stories From World History # 1 (1947) E.C. with A Picture Story Of The United States (1966) and Picture News # 1 (1946)
[vg/fn-] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £96

175

Super Rabbit 1 (1944) Hitler & Hirohito cover, Supermouse 1 (1948) and Peter Panda 1 (1953)
Super Rabbit: 3 ins taped tear to interior back cover [vg-], Supermouse [gd-], Peter Panda [vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £154

176

Classics Illustrated
1: The Three Musketeers (HRN 93) 1952, 32: Lorna Doone (HRN 85) 1951 and 1: The Three Musketeers (1971)
[vg+/fn/vfn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £12

177

Classics Illustrated (1956-59)
135-153 All first editions
135: Waterloo, 136: Lord Jim, 137: Little Savage; 138: A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, 139: In The Reign of Terror, 140: Jungle Trails, 141: Castle Dangerous, 142: Abraham Lincoln, 143: Kim, 144: First Men In The Moon (panel cut-out penultimate page) [gd], 145: The Crisis, 146: With Fire And Sword, 147: Ben Hur, 148: The Buccaneer, 149: Off On A Comet, 150: The Virginian, 151: Won By The Sword, 152: Wild Animals I have Known, 153: The Invisible Man
All first editions, all cents copies. A few [vg], balance [vg+/fn] (19)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £102

178

Classics Illustrated (1960-69)
154-169 All first editions
154: The Conspiracy Of Pontiac, 155: Lion Of The North, 156: Conquest Of Mexico, 157: Lives of The Hunted, 158: The Conspirators, 159: The Octopus, 160: Food of The Gods, 161: Cleopatra, 162: Robur The Conqueror, 163: Master Of The World, 164: The Cossack Chief, 165: The Queen's Necklace, 166: Tigers And Traitors, 167: Faust [vg], 168: In Freedom's Cause, 169: Negro Americans
A few [vg/vg+], balance [fn-/fn] (16)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £132

179

Dark Mysteries 1 (1951)
Wally Wood cover/art. Lou Cameron art
Fanned pages. Diagonal crease, front cover. Cream pages [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £108

180

Dark Mysteries (1951) 2, 4, 7
2, glued spine, 4, 7 have colour touches to cover/spine splits/tape [gd+] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £36

181

Dark Mysteries (1951-53) 3, 8, 13
[vg-/vg+/vg+] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £104

182

Dark Mysteries 5 (1952)
2 tiny chips out of top/bottom spine. Cream/off-white pages [fn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £67

183

Dark Mysteries (1952/53) 6, 9, 11
6: piece out of spine with 7 cm spine split. 9: cover detached at bottom staple. 11: multiple store stamps, covers/pages [fr-gd/gd-vg/vg-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £82

184

Dark Mysteries 10 (1953)
Classic Fleishman bondage and witch burning cover
Date arrival stamp front cover [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £60

185

Dark Mysteries (1953/54) 12, 16, 17
12: Vertical book crease, 16: cover detached at top staple, 17: insect damage to spine
[vg-/gd+/gd-vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £69

186

Dark Mysteries (1953) 14, 15
Tanning to edges of interior covers/pages
[vg/vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £61

187

Dark Mysteries 19 (1954)
Classic torture/bondage cover [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £108

188

Dark Mysteries (1954) 20, 21
Tanning to cover interiors. 20: binding indents [vg/vg+] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

189

Frontline Combat 14 (1953)
CGC 6.5 [fn+]
Off-white pages
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £36

190

Haunt Of Fear (1951-52) 6, 12
6: 1st Crypt Keeper. Moisture stain, top of front cover.
12: Previously graded 5.0 by CGC, not slabbed. Cream/tan pages
[vg+/vg-fn] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £84

191

Marvel Tales 96 (1950)
1 cm spine split. Wear to right-hand edge front cover. Cream pages [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £66

192

Marvel Tales 98 (1950)
Small hole in spine by top staple. Cream pages [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £66

193

Marvel Tales 99 (1951)
Cream/tan pages [fn+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £84

194

Marvel Tales 101 (1951)
Light vertical reading crease [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £56

195

Marvel Tales (1956/7)
149, 150, 151, 158
[gd/gd+/vg-] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £24

196

Pre-Code Horror Mix 1 (1952/54)
Haunted Thrills 13 [vg-] Voodoo 4, 16 [fn-/vg-]
Strange Myseries 19 (Canadian edition) [vg-]
(4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £114

197

Pre-Code Horror Mix 2 (1951-54)
The Thing 14 [gd+] Ditko art, 4 stories
Beyond 7, 11 [fr-gd/fr] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £36

198

Pre-Code War Mix (1952-53)
Fighting Man Annual 1 100 pages
G.I. In Battle 2, 8; Battle Report 1-3, 6
Battle Report 6, insect chew [fr], balance
[gd+/vg-/vg+/fn] (7)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £33

199

Space Adventures (1958/59) 25, 26, 27
25: back cover tear. Spot stains, front cover. Ditko art in two stories
26: cover detached at bottom staple otherwise better. Ditko art in four stories
27: 1 cm spine split. Cover 'popped' at top staple. Ditko art in four stories
[fn-/vg-fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £33

200

Space Adventures (1960/61) 32, 37, 42
32, small spine tear. Ditko art
37, 42: Captain Atom by Ditko
[vg-/fn-/gd-vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £33

201

Space Adventures (1960/61) 36, 38-40
All contain Captain Atom by Ditko All copies have pen 'Capt Atom' with number & previous owner name stamp on splash page, otherwise better [vg+/fn-/fn/fn-] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £31

202

Tales From The Crypt 46 (1955)
Long spine splits. Wax stains to front cover. Scarce final issue/low distribution [fr-gd]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £29

203

Uncanny Tales 54 (1957)
CGC 8.5 [vfn+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £57

204

Web Of Mystery 1 (1951)
Taped/glued spine and amateur spine repairs [gd]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £36

205

Web Of Mystery 2 (1951)
Single staple. 1 cm edge tear, both covers. Small staple hole [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £44

206

Web Of Mystery (1951) 3, 6
3: single staple. 6: dust shadow, back cover [fn/vg-fn] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £44

207

Web Of Mystery (1951) 2, 6
2, staple tear/crayon arrival date, front cover
[fn-/vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £44

208

Web Of Mystery (1952) 7, 10
[fn-/fn+] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £74

209

Web Of Mystery (1952) 7, 9, 12
9: 4 cm spine split [vg+/vg-/fn-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £71

210

Web Of Mystery (1952-53) 8, 11, 19
8: cover detached at bottom staple. 19: corner piece out front cover
[gd/gd+/gd+] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £36

211

Web Of Mystery (1952) 13, 14
14: 1 cm spine split
[fn-/fn-] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £53

212

Web Of Mystery (1952/53)
15, 16, 18
15: cover detached at bottom staple. 16: corner chip out front cover
[vg/vg-/vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £53

213

Web Of Mystery (1951/53)
4, 5, 8, 14, 17, 20
Low grade reading copies [pr/fr/gd/gd+] (6)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £29

214

Web Of Mystery (1953/54)
21-24, 26, 27
[gd+/gd-vg/vg-/vg] (6)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £90

215

Web Of Mystery (1954-55)
25, 28, 29
28, 6 cm spine tear
[gd-vg/gd/vg-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £38

 

We present the final tranche of our DC one owner Golden, Silver and Bronze Age collection over the following 71 lots. Key titles include Brave And The Bold, Justice League Of America, Lois Lane, Superboy and Superman

216

Superboy (1949/50)
3, 7, 8
Low grade cents reading copies [pr/fr/fr] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £62

217

Superboy 9 (1950)
Cents [vg-fn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £122

218

Superboy 10 (1950)
Cents [gd]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £59

219

Superboy 12 (1951)
Cents [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £45

220

Superboy (1951/2)
13-15, 18, 19
Low grade cents reading copies [pr/fr/fr-gd] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £49

221

Superboy 16 (1951)
Cents [gd-vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £27

222

Superboy (1951/3)
17, 23, 26, 27
Cents [gd/gd+/gd-vg] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £71

223

Superboy (1952/4)
20-22, 29, 31, 36
Low grade cents reading copies [pr/fr/fr-gd] (6)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £46

224

Superboy (1953) 24, 25
Cents [gd-vg/vg-] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £56

225

Superboy (1954/5)
30, 37,39, 42, 45
Cents copies [gd/gd+/gd-vg] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £63

226

Superboy (1954/5)
32, 40, 41, 44
Low grade reading copies. All cents [fr/fr-gd] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £23

227

Superboy (1954) 33, 34
Cents copies [vg-/vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £51

228

Superboy (1954/5)
35, 38, 43
Cents copies [vg/vg/vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £82

229

Superboy (1956)
46, 47, 50
Cents copies [vg-/vg-/vg-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £63

230

Superboy 49 (1956)
Cents [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £41

231

Superboy (1956/8)
48, 52, 54, 61, 63, 64, 66, 69
Low grade cents reading copies.
[pr/fr/fr-gd] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £29

232

Superboy (1956/7)
53, 55, 56
Cents copies [vg-/fn-/vg+/vg-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £67

233

Superboy (1956/9)
51, 59, 60, 62, 65, 67, 68, 72, 76
Cents copies [gd/gd+/gd-vg] (9)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £61

234

Superboy (1957/9)
57, 58, 70, 71
Cents copies [vg-/vg/fn/vg+] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £74

235

Superboy (1959)
73, 74, 75
Cents copies [vg+/vg-/fn-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £46

236

The Brave And The Bold 28 (1960)
1st Justice League of America
3 x 3 cm piece off top front cover. Cents [fr]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £167

237

The Brave And The Bold (1960) 29, 30
2nd & 3rd J.L.A.
Very low grade reading copies [pr/pr] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £29

238

Justice League Of America 1 (1960)
Very small spine abrasion. Cream pages. Cents copy [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £496

239

Justice League Of America 2 (1960)
[gd-vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £44

240

Justice League Of America (1961-5)
3-6, 8, 10, 12, 16-18, 31, 36
Low grade reading copies [pr/fr/fr-gd] (12)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £30

241

Justice League Of America 7 (1961)
[vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £18

242

Justice League Of America (1962/4)
9, 11, 13-15, 21-24, 28
[gd/gd+/gd-vg] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £45

243

Justice League Of America (1963/4)
19, 20, 25-27, 29, 30, 32
[vg-/vg/vg+] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £33

244

Justice League Of America (1965/9)
33-35, 37-40, 48, 51, 58, 67, 76
[vg-/vg+/vg-fn/fn] (12)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £25

245

Justice League Of America (1965/6)
41-47, 49, 50
Light vertical mail fold to back covers. All cents copies [vg-/vg/vg+] (9)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £20

246

Justice League Of America (1967) 52-57
Light vertical mail fold to back covers. All cents copies [vg-/vg+/fn] (6)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £15

247

Justice League Of America (1968) 59-66, 68
Light vertical mail fold to back covers. All cents copies 65 [gd-vg], balance [vg-/vg/fn-/fn] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £15

248

Justice League Of America (1969)
69-75, 77
Light vertical mail fold to back covers. All cents copies [vg/vg+/fn] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £15

249

Justice League Of America (1970) 78-86
84 [gd-vg], balance [vg-/vg/vg-fn/fn] (9)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £15

250

Justice League Of America (1971) 87-95
[vg+/fn-/fn] (9)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £15

251

Justice League Of America (1972) 96-103
101 [gd-vg], balance [vg-/vg/vg+] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £15

252

Justice League Of America (1973/4) 104-114
112 [gd-vg], balance [vg/vg+/fn-/fn+] (11)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £14

253

Justice League Of America (1975/9)
115-124, 126-132, 152, 157, 164
8 comics (cents). A couple [gd], balance
[vg-/vg+/fn+] (20)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £14

254

Lois Lane (1959)
7, 10-13
Cents copies [gd-vg/vg-/vg] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £69

255

Lois Lane (1960/62)
14, 16-29, 31-34, 36
Low grade reading copies [pr/fr/fr-gd] (20)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £39

256

Lois Lane (1962-9)
30, 35, 41, 51, 53, 60, 61, 68, 77, 95
[vg-/vg/vg+] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £30

257

Lois Lane (1962/8)
37-39, 47-50, 52, 54-59, 86
[gd/gd+/gd-vg] (15)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £40

258

Lois Lane (1962-5)
40, 42-46, Ann 1, 2, 80 PG Giant 3, 14
Low grade reading copies [pr/fr/gd] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £14

259

Lois Lane (1966)
62-67, 69, 70
Light vertical mail fold to back covers. All cents copies [gd-vg/vg-/vg] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £26

260

Lois Lane (1967)
71-76, 78, 79
Light vertical mail fold to back covers. All cents copies [vg-/vg/vg+] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £20

261

Lois Lane (1968)
80-85, 87, 88
Light vertical mail fold to back covers. All cents copies [vg-/vg] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £14

262

Lois Lane (1969)
89-94, 96, 97
Light vertical mail fold to back covers. All cents copies [vg-/vg/vg-fn/fn] (7)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £14

263

Superman (1956/7)
102, 105-107, 109, 110
Low grade cents reading copies.
[fr/fr-gd/gd-] (6)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £56

264

Superman (1956/7)
103, 104, 113, 115
Cents copies [gd+/gd-vg] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £61

265

Superman 108 (1956)
Plus Books’ store stamp/price to front cover. Off white/cream pages
Cents
[vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £28

266

Superman 111 (1957)
Cream pages. 2 'Paid' stamps to front cover. Cents [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £20

267

Superman 112 (1957)
1 inch tear to lower margin pgs 1-24
Cents
[vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £19

268

Superman (1957/8)
114, 116-118, 120, 122, 123
Low grade cents reading copies
[pr/fr/fr-gd] (7)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £36

269

Superman 119 (1958)
Cents [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £20

270

Superman (1958/9)
124, 126, 127, 129-132
Low grade cents reading copies
[pr/fr/fr-gd] (7)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £24

271

Superman (1959)
121, 125, 128
Cents [gd+/gd-vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £40

272

Superman (1959/61)
133, 134, 136, 140, 141, 145, 146, 148, 149
[gd/gd+/gd-vg] (9)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £63

273

Superman (1959/62)
135, 137, 138, 139, 142-144, 147, 152, 157-160, 170
Low grade reading copies [pr/fr/fr-gd] (14)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £35

274

Superman (1962/9)
150, 151, 153, 155, 156, 168, 171, 173, 174, 177, 179, 193, 197, 202, 207, 217, 220
[vg-/vg/vg+/fn-] (17)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £68

275

Superman (1962/6)
154, 161-167, 169, 172, 175, 176, 178, 180-181, 183, 187
[gd/gd+/gd-vg] (17)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £51

276

Superman (1966)
182, 184-186, 188-191
Light vertical mail fold to back covers
All cents copies
[gd-vg/vg-/vg] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £33

277

Superman (1967)
192, 194-196, 198-201
Light vertical mail fold to back covers
All cents copies
[gd+/vg-/vg] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £36

278

Superman (1968)
203-206, 208-211
Light vertical mail fold to back covers
All cents copies
[vg/vg+/fn-/fn] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £23

279

Superman (1969)
212-216, 218, 219, 221
Light vertical mail fold to back covers
All cents copies
[vg-/vg/vg+/fn] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £22

280

Superman (1970/1) 222-244
223, 226 (cents) A couple [gd], balance [vg-/vg/vg+/fn-/fn] (23)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

281

Superman (1972/3) 245-270
262 [gd-], balance [vg-/vg-/vg+/fn-/fn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £33

282

Superman (1974/87)
271-300, 317, 332, 334, 338, 342, 389 with 2 (2nd series) and Superman Movie Special 1
Mixed grades from [gd-vg to vfn-], average [fn-] (38)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £18

283

Superman Giant-Size Mix (1960/73)
Annuals 1-8; 80 Pg Giant 1, 6, 11; D.C. 100 Page Super Spectacular 18
D.C. 100 Pg Super Spectacular [vfn-]; Annuals 6, 8 [vg-] balance low grade reading copies [pr/fr/fr-gd] (12)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £37

284

Superman Family (1974/80)
164-177
167 [fr-gd], 172 [gd+], 164, 166 [vg], balance
[fn-/fn+/vfn-] (14)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £7

285

Superman: From the 30's to the 70's
(Spring Books, 1979) [fn]
With Amazing World of D.C. Comics (Prozine) (1974/6) 1-10 [vg+/fn-/fn] (11)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £67

286

Supergirl (1972/4) 1-10
[vg+/fn-/fn/fn+] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £20

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