September 2014 Auction Ends Thursday, September 25th, 5pm Pacific
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Ray Bradbury's own comic books and an autograph note signed by Bradbury pertaining to one: ''This - the first S.F. I ever saw - borrowed from my grandmother's boarder Helen Botsford and kept over the years since Oct. 1928 - / R.B.'' Lot of 23 comic books comprises 11 full size or larger books and 12 mini books. Full size comics include: (1-2) ''Amazing Stories Quarterly'' from fall of 1928 with Bradbury's note. Book is missing its cover and is accompanied by an identical edition that still has its cover; (3) limited edition ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' book titled, ''Great Classic Newspaper Comic Strips, No. 1'', number 111 of 500, with strips 1-98; (4) limited edition ''Buck Rogers'' book, ''Great Classic Newspaper Comic Strips, No. 2'', number 138 of 500, with strips 99-198; (5-6) two limited edition ''Buck Rogers'' books, ''Great Classic Newspaper Comic Strips, No. 7'' from 1967 featuring reprints of the 1929 daily strips 199 to 310; (7) ''Popeye: The First Fifty Years'' from 1979; (8) ''Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye'' from 1932; (9) ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' from 1975; (10) ''Buster Brown, His Dog Tige And Their Jolly Times'', copyright 1905 by R.F. Outcault. Measures 16'' x 11''; (11) ''Little Nemo in Slumberland'', copyright 1909. Measures 16.75'' x 11.25''. Lot also includes a dozen mini comic books with copyright dates ranging from 1934 to 1943: (12) ''Flash Gordon and the Power Men of Mongo''; (13) ''Jack Swift and His Rocket Ship''; (14) ''Mickey Mouse the Detective'' featuring Goofy in his earlier incarnation as Dippy Dawg; (15) ''Tailspin Tommy''; (16) ''Buck Rogers on the Moons of Saturn''; (17) ''Buck Rogers in the City Below The Sea''; (18) ''Tailspin Tommy Hunting for Pirate Gold''; (19) ''Mandrake the Magician''; (20) ''Tarzan the Fearless''; (21) ''Buck Rogers and the Planetoid Plot''; (22) ''Brick Bradford in the City Beneath the Sea''; (23) ''Chandu the Magician''. Each measures approximately 3.75'' x 4.5'' x 1.5''. Toning, wear to exteriors, some loose pages, Bradbury's name stamp to first few papers on some and the Mickey Mouse book has been colored in with crayon. Books range from good to very good condition. With a COA from the Ray Bradbury estate.
Ray Bradbury Personally Owned Vintage Comics -- Lot of 23 Items Dating From 1905-1943 -- Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Popeye, Mickey Mouse, Tarzan & More -- With Note by Bradbury
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