Summer Kickoff Comics & Toys 06'26
Lot 369:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Trio of Vintage Military and Educational Comic Books Including True Comics No. 1
This lot features three mid-20th-century comic books with military and historical themes.
The first item is Submarine Attack issue number 53, published by Charlton Comics. The cover bears the CDC logo and the Comics Code Authority seal, with a 12 cent cover price. Dated December, this issue features the story Plague of Fear! and depictions of the USS Arrowfish, alongside Jungle Patrol backup stories. The cover art is signed by Al Masulli and Rocco Rocke Mastroserio in the lower right corner.
The second item is issue number 14 of The World Around Us, titled The Illustrated Story of Marines. Published by the Gilberton Company as a Classics Illustrated Publication, it carries a 25 cent cover price and dates to circa 1959-1960. Featured stories include The Terrible Tiger, The Piltdown Hoax, A Gentle Hand, and The Floating Laboratory.
The third item is the premiere issue of True Comics and Adventure Stories, labeled as First Issue and Giant Size. Published by Parents Magazine Press with a 25 cent cover price circa 1964, this issue is notable for featuring Fighting Hero of Viet Nam! by Louis Wolfe. This story documents Captain Roger Donlon, the first peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War. Other featured segments include Kings of Speed!, Lyndon Johnson’s Great Decision, and Defying Death Above Niagara.
Condition report:
All three comic books are in low-grade condition and are not professionally graded. Submarine Attack No. 53 exhibits significant creasing, spine stress marks, blunted corners, and edge wear. The World Around Us No. 14 shows extensive creasing, significant spine wear, corner chipping, and a circular blue ink mark over the letter M in the word MARINES. True Comics and Adventure Stories No. 1 displays heavy creasing across the cover, significant spine wear with stress lines, and minor paper loss along the right edge and corners.
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