Rocket Kelly #2 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) Pedigree (Fox Features Syndicate, 1945) CGC NM- 9.2 Cream to off-white pages....

Auction amount: $552.00

Sold: Jul 20, 2020

Rocket Kelly #2 Values

Publisher: Fox, 1945

About Rocket Kelly #2

Puppeteer appearance. Ted Small art. Rated a "7" ("scarce") in the Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books Scarcity Index.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Rocket Kelly in Horses of Doom

Characters: Rocket Kelly; Sue; Punchy

Pencils: E.C. Stoner ?

Inks: E. C. Stoner ?

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: Horses of Doom

Characters: Professor Venom (Introduction, Death); Rocket Kelly; Punchy; Sue; Professor Lee; Dr. Lake

Synopsis: The Switsonia Insitute is offering a prize for a "unique trophy of historical interest." Rocket agrees to fly Professor Lee and Dr. Drake to Africa and Asia as they search for a trophy. Rocket discovers each man received a message about "the original Trojan Horse of antiquity!" Two Trojan Horses are found and returned to the institute. Evil Professor Venom has planted bombs in them to destroy his scientific rivals, but Rocket dumps the horses in the ocean and Venom has a heart attack.

Pages: 10.000

Script: ? [as Ted Small]

Title: The Mars Mystery

Characters: Professor Mogul (Introduction, villain); Rocket Kelly; Professor Kelly (Rocket's father); Sue; Punchy; Ono

Synopsis: Rocket's father sends Rocket, Sue and Punchy to Mars to investigate strange explosions. They discover the Robot King is making war on the inhabitants of Mars. Since it's "a robot law that the ruler must always accept a challenge to his kingship," Rocket challenges and defeats the Robot King, freeing the Martians. But the Robot King escapes in his spaceship with Sue and Punchy as hostages. Rocket rescues his friends and exposes Professor Mogul as the Robot King, who was using "Mars as an experimental laboratory before attempting to subjugate the Earth!"

Pages: 10.000

Script: ? [as Ted Small]

Title: The Fizz That Fizzled

Characters: Pussy Katnip; George; Boss; Mugsy

Synopsis: Pussy Katnip, "famous entrepreneur," asks her dog friend George to ride her horse Buckaroo in a charity race. However, Swayback, the horse owned by criminal bulldog Boss, wins the race. Pussy discovers this was because Boss stole her Katnip Fizz and fed it to his horse. Boss is arrested and Pussy's horse is declared the winner.

Pages: 3.000

Script: Len Short (credited)

Notes: Buckaroo is also spelled "Buckeroo" in one panel.

Title: The Eerie Plot

Characters: Professor Eerie (Introduction, villain); Puppeteer [Alan Hale]; Great Santos; Amos Gates; Ann Gates; The Toad; Pop Smith

Synopsis: Alan becomes the Puppeteer by playing "the mighty notes" on an organ. He and his talking bird sidekick Raven spring into action when Professor Eerie escapes from prison to get revenge on the people who sent him to jail: violinist Great Santos, writer Amos Gates and his daughter Ann. Eerie hypnotises them all, plus the Puppeteer and hides them in a traveling wax museum. Raven helps save the Puppeteer and the criminal mastermind is captured.

Pages: 10.000

Pencils: Alec Hope (credited)

Inks: E. C. Stoner ?

Notes: Raven appears to be a bald eagle despite his name (and he's also called a "crow" by the police).

Title: Hand of Fate

Characters: Verko (Introduction, villain); Rocket Kelly; Professor Kelly; Sue; Punchy; Slime

Synopsis: Criminal Verko hijacks Rocket's ship and steals some experimental bombs created by Rocket's father. Rocket rescues his father, Sue and Punchy. Verko and his sidekick Slime bail out but are killed by the exploding bombs.

Pages: 10.000

Script: ? [as Ted Small]

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13

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