*Miscellaneous 1940-1959: Also from the Bute Collection this week, the first two issues of Avon’s Prison Break from 1951, both with iconic covers. Hard-hitting crime stories with an emphasis on prisons. Issue #1 cover features a machine-gun wielding gun moll front and centre, with an inside front cover by Wood just as sexy! Interior art is mostly by unidentified artists, but very accomplished including a re-worked Saint story full of glamorous dames. Issue #2 has a male guard at the mercy of female inmates (gosh, that prison hairdresser worked wonders!) by Sid Check very much in the Wood style, with a spooky inside cover by Kintsler. Interior art by Joe Kubert and others with another re-worked Saint story. The series lasted five issues, but these are the best two covers. 
PICTURED: PRISON BREAK BOTH SOLD
#1 FA/GD £140 Small chip out top centre. Spine very worn with top and bottom splits; couple of small chips along bottom edge, with minor right edge chipping. Cover detached at front from bottom staple. Nice pages.  Great cover image unspoilt with vivid colour.
#2 VG+ £145 Nice copy with decent gloss and colour and solid spine. Good staples and pages; minor edge wear.