Charles Quinlan’s Volton in Cyclone Comics #1, up for Auction

There have been lots of unusual superheroes created throughout the Golden Age of comedian books, however Volton could be in a category all his personal.  Volton was apparently the creation of Charles Quinlan, maybe in collaboration with Cyclone Comics sequence editor Worth Carnahan.  A particular stylist who can be identified for some uncommon and creative tales, Quinlan is greatest remembered for his stint on Cat-Man Comics and the Holyoke interval of Blue Beetle.  But Volton could be his most uncommon work of all.  The hero was the results of a superb younger scientist inventing a small machine that might harness the forces of static electrical energy in the human physique — in different phrases, each kid’s superheroic playtime dream.  The debut of one of the weird superheroes of the Golden Age or another period, there is a Cyclone Comics #1 (Bilbara, 1940) Condition: Apparent GD/VG up for public sale in the 2023 March 26-28 Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction #122313 from Heritage Auctions.

Cyclone Comics was the one precise comedian ebook title printed by Bilbara Publishing Co., an organization launched round 1937 alongside better-known writer Ideal Publishing Co by former Fawcett Publications government William M. Cotton.  Bilbara and Ideal finally got here to publish numerous movie business magazines together with Movie Life, Movie Stars Parade, and Personal Romances amongst others.  Bilbara additionally printed a humor/satire journal that included gag cartoon artwork referred to as Peek Magazine. The firm had acquired three non-comics titles from Ultem Publications, which is traditionally vital to comics for publishing titles similar to Funny Pages and Funny Picture Stories.  Cyclone Comics editor Worth Carnahan was apparently a household buddy of William M. Cotton and his spouse.

Between Quinlan and the work of Carnahan himself, the short-lived Cyclone Comics is an underappreciated little bit of Golden Age comedian ebook historical past.  But these Volton tales are the star of this present, and you may get the primary one in Cyclone Comics #1 (Bilbara, 1940) Condition: Apparent GD/VG up for public sale in the 2023 March 26-28 Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction #122313 from Heritage Auctions. If you are new to Heritage Auctions, you should definitely take a look at their FAQ on the bidding course of and associated issues. Please notice that the weekly Select Auctions have been expanded to 3 days, with Comic Books (pre-1956), Pulps, Memorabilia, and Magazines Session 1 on Sunday, Comic Books from 1956-1969 Session 2 on Monday, and Comic Books from 1970-Present Session 3 on Tuesday.

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