Auctions: comic books in 'Anthology / Collection'

Ace Comics (1937) 5 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4427457003

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Stories and art by Robert L. Ripley, Feg Murray, Clarence D. Russell, H. H. Knerr, Ed Anthony, Doc Winner, Jack Sords, Russ Westover, A. D. Carter, Lyman Young, Nat Edson, Chic Young, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Jack King, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Romer Grey, Allen Dean, Paul Robinson, Gene Ahern, George Herriman, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and George Herriman's beloved Krazy Kat. Comedy legends Laurel and Hardy are featured in celebrity strip Seein' Stars. Tex Thorne; Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Jungle Jim; Seein' Stars; Pete the Tramp; Katzenjammer Kids; Pussycat Princess; Elmer; Sports in Pictures; Tillie the Toiler; Nicodemus O'Malley & His Whale, Palsy-Walsy; Just Kids; Tim Tyler's Luck; Blondie; Timberline Tales; The Stamp Spotlight; Curley Harper at Lakespur; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Etta Kett; Krazy Kat; Room and Board; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ace Comics (1937) 80 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4368650007

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Family Portraits strips, art by Norman Lynd. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Just Kids strips, art by A.D. Carter. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Ace Comics (1937) 82 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Family Portraits strips, art by Norman Lynd. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Just Kids strips, art by A.D. Carter. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Ace Comics (1937) 150 GD 2.0

1" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Cover and interior wrap detached at one staple. Oxidation.

Cover by Ray Moore. Edited by Hal Fox. Stories and art by Charles Flanders, Drake Williams, H. H. Knerr, Doc Winner, Chic Young, Joe Musial, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and Lee Falk's The Phantom. The Phantom investigates rumors that an ancient Dragon God has returned to life; Rip Kirby tracks a murderer. The Phantom; Jungle Jim; Katzenjammer Kids; Fighting Americans; Blondie; Rip Kirby; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Pete the Tramp; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All American Comics (1939) 92 FR 1.0

7" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover art by Alex Toth. The Icicle Goes South, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alexander Toth; Green Lantern must stop the Icicle in his attempts to aid a dictator wanting to take over a South American Nation. The Crying Kid starring Cotton-Top Katie, script and art by Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle). The Phantom Fleet starring The Black Pirate, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Modern Wreckers starring Hop Harrigan, art by Howard Purcell. Seconds to Live starring Dr. Mid-Nite, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs; Dr. McNider is drugged and nearly shot by his host while at a dinner, but later escapes, and, garbed as Dr. Mid-Nite, helps to rescue his secretary Myra from the clutches of the man's henchmen. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Angels and Visitations HC (1993 A Miscellany by Neil Gaiman) 1LTD-1ST VF+ 8.5

1st printing. Limited Edition - Signed by Neil Gaiman, Steve Bissete, Randy Broecker, David McKean, P. Craig Russell, Jill Karla Schwarz, Bill Sienkiewicz, Charles Vess, and Michael Zulli - Limited to 400 Copies. Limited Edition comes in leather slipcase. A Miscellany by Neil Gaiman. This collection of Neil Gaiman's short fiction features an odd assortment of enigmatic and wonderful tales - including Troll Bridge, Chivalry, and Cold Colours - to amuse and delight, illustrated by Charles Vess, P. Craig Russell, Jill Carla Schwarz, Michael Zulli, and Randy Broecker. Hardcover, 168 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $20.00.

Honk! (1986) 2 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Bill Watterson. "It's Spring," script and art by Marc Hempel; The joy of Spring. "Main Course," script and art by Trevs Phoenix and Eddie Campbell; Discursive food-related stories. "The Misadventures of Dostoyevsky," script and art by David Miller; Dostoyevsky ends up in one of his stories. "The Class Reunion," script and art by Bob Boze Bell; Strips and gags about class reunions. "A Dinner Treat," script and art by Marc Hempel; A man eats too much. "Paris: A Trashcan Travelogue," script and art by John Bagnall; A tour of Paris. "Light Conversation," script and art by Marc Hempel; Dating problems in cartoon land. "Rodney: The Premonition II," script by Eddie Campbell, art by Phil Elliott. "Brasso With Rosie" article by Alan Moore, art by Peter Bagge; Anecdotes about Moore's parents and relations. "Bill Watterson" article, script by Andrew Christie and Bill Watterson, art by Bill Watterson; An interview with Watterson accompanied by three cartoons and fourteen of his newspaper strips. "The Late Night World of Drew Friedman" article, script by Mark Waid and Drew Friedman, art by Drew Friedman; Interview with Friedman accompanied by ten samples of his work. Untitled A Tale from Gimbley story, script and art by Phil Elliott. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Honk! (1986) 3 VG/FN 5.0

Cover art by Matt Groening. "Dark Design," script and art by Rian Hughes; The value of art. "Distraction," script and art by Marc Hempel; Is he listening? "Blinkers" starring Captain Oblivion, script and art by Glenn Dakin; A plot to blinker humanity. Untitled story, script and art by J. R. Williams; The Bad Boys become reporters. "What I Bombed On My Summer Vacation," script by Will Jacobs, Gerard Jones and Jim Zook, art by Chas Gillen; What Arab terrorist schoolchildren did on their summer holidays. "The Ballad Of Mr Ossowary," script and art by Ed Pinsent; The animals take their revenge on Mr. Ossowary. "The Wonders of Science," script and art by Phil Elliott and Eddie Campbell. "Hey! Didja Hear?!", script by Peter Bagge, art by J. D. King. "Cartoon Man Has A Science-Fiction Adventure," script and art by Marc Hempel. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Jungle Tales of Tarzan HC (1919 Grosset & Dunlap) 1-1ST VG 4.0

1st Grosset & Dunlap Printing. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Art by J. Allen St. John. A collection of 12 connected short stories from Tarzan's teenage years. Hardcover, 5-in.x 8-in., 320 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Man-Thing Omnibus HC (2021 Marvel) 2nd Edition 1A-1ST VF/NM 9.0

Ariel Olivetti Cover

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Astonishing Tales (1970-1976) #12-13; [Adventures into] Fear (1970-1975) #11-18, and material from #10 and #19; The Man-Thing (1974 1st Series) #1-22, Giant Size Man-Thing (1974)#1-3 and material from #4-5, The Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #197-198; Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #68; Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #43; The Man-Thing (1979-1981 2nd Series) #1-11; Doctor Strange (1974-1987 2nd Series) #41; and material from Savage Tales (1971-1975 Magazine) #1, Monsters Unleashed (1973-1975) #5 and 8-9, and Rampaging Hulk (1977-1981 Magazine) #7.

Cover by Ariel Olivetti.

Neither wholly plant nor animal, neither entirely self-aware nor totally non-sentient, the creature called the Man-Thing is unique, unchanging and alone - but none who encounter him can ever be the same again. Empathic by nature and drawn to fight evil, his shambling visage inspires fear - and whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch! Whether danger rises from the swamp or the city, the past or the future, outer space or the human soul, the Man-Thing awaits!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,192 pages, full color.

Credits

Written by Gerry Conway, Steve Gerber, Roy Thomas, Len Wein, Tony Isabella, Mike Ploog, Marv Wolfman, Chris Claremont, Ralph Macchio, Michael Fleisher, J.M. DeMatteis, and Dickie McKenzie

Art by John Buscema, Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, Vincente Alcazar, Pat Broderick, Dan Adkins, Rich Buckler, Jim Mooney, Jim Starlin, Val Mayerik, Frank Bolle, Chic Stone, Frank McLaughlin, Sal Trapani, Jack Abel, Mike Ploog, Frank Chiaramonte, Klaus Janson, Tom Sutton, Alfredo Alcala, Rico Rival, Tom Palmer, Frank Springer, Ed Hannigan, Ron Wilson, Dan Adkins, Sal Buscema, Joe Staton, John Byrne, Bob Wiacek, Don Perlin, Larry Hama, Danny Bulandi, Gene Colan, Dan Green, and Gray Morrow.

Cover price $125.00.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4028342024

Direct Edition. Wolverine in Weapon X: Prologue - by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 4: A Momentary Taste of Being" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Red Wolf in "Flesh of My Flesh" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Javier Saltares (art); Bengal, Lobo (wolf partner of Red Wolf) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4400949018

Direct Edition. Wolverine in Weapon X: Prologue - by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 4: A Momentary Taste of Being" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Red Wolf in "Flesh of My Flesh" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Javier Saltares (art); Bengal, Lobo (wolf partner of Red Wolf) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4400949009

Direct Edition. Wolverine in Weapon X: Prologue - by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 4: A Momentary Taste of Being" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Red Wolf in "Flesh of My Flesh" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Javier Saltares (art); Bengal, Lobo (wolf partner of Red Wolf) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4400949024

Direct Edition. Wolverine in Weapon X: Prologue - by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 4: A Momentary Taste of Being" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Red Wolf in "Flesh of My Flesh" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Javier Saltares (art); Bengal, Lobo (wolf partner of Red Wolf) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3853799014

Direct Edition. Wolverine in Weapon X: Prologue - by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 4: A Momentary Taste of Being" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Red Wolf in "Flesh of My Flesh" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Javier Saltares (art); Bengal, Lobo (wolf partner of Red Wolf) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4400949017

Direct Edition. Wolverine in Weapon X: Prologue - by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 4: A Momentary Taste of Being" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Red Wolf in "Flesh of My Flesh" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Javier Saltares (art); Bengal, Lobo (wolf partner of Red Wolf) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4400949012

Direct Edition. Wolverine in Weapon X: Prologue - by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 4: A Momentary Taste of Being" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Red Wolf in "Flesh of My Flesh" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Javier Saltares (art); Bengal, Lobo (wolf partner of Red Wolf) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 79 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4379386013

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 7), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Rumanian Rumble Part 3: The Wages of Sin starring Sgt. Fury and Dracula, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Tom Lyle, inks by Joe Rubinstein. The Tender and the Vulgar starring Sunspot, script by Daryl Edelman, pencils by John Byrne. A Nightmare on Bleecker Street starring Dr. Strange, script by Robert Campanella, pencils by Steve Geiger, inks by Mark McKenna. Back cover art by Mike Mignola. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 95N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4308933004

Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Sam Kieth. Wild Frontier Part 3: Tribal Instinct starring Wolverine, script by Timothy Truman, pencils by Todd Foxx, inks by Gary Kwapisz. And Ye Shall Remember This Day Part 3: When Darkness Summons starring Nova, script by Susan Kennedy, pencils by Gavin Curtis, inks by Ian Akin and Tim Tuohy. Servants of the Dead Part 6: Shadows starring Ghost Rider and Cable, script by Howard Mackie, pencils by Guang Yap, inks by Bud LaRosa. Heroes starring Hulk, script by Danny Fingeroth, art by Vince Evans. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 10 VF- 7.5

"Widow" Part 1 of 4. Guest-starring the Black Widow. Script by Ralph Macchio. Pencils (and co-plotting) by George Perez. Inks by Brett Breeding. Chapter 2 pencils by Bob Layton and Luke McDonnell. Cover by George Perez. SHIELD has a new assignment for Natasha Romanoff! And this one will take her back inside the Soviet Union! But before telling the widow about her next mission, Nick Fury details to Sam Sawyer the long history and origin of the Black Widow! Flashback cameos by the Red Guardian, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Captain America, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Goliath (aka Hank Pym), Daredevil, Spider-Man, Hercules, and Ivan Petrovich. Second story: "How Fear Came" Script by Mary Jo Duffy. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by P. Craig Russell. The adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" continues. Special feature: This issue includes a portfolio of Brent Anderson's artwork. Five full-page illustrations/pin-ups of the Thing, Captain America, Wolverine, Shang-Chi, and Moon Knight. (Notes: The back cover features a scene from the Jungle Book adaption with art by P. Craig Russell. Printed on glossy paper. The four-part Black Widow story was reprinted in the one-shot Black Widow Web of Intrigue (1999).) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 36 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4125957007

Cover art by Charles Vess. "Fandral's Follies," script by Alan Zelenetz, art by Charles Vess; Loki tricks Una's father with one more false goat, leading him to commission Fandral to take the goat to the Isle of Love and get help from the priestess of Freya; The Isle of Love is populated only by maidens tending to the Temple of Freya, all of whom are sworn to vows forbidding them to love until their apprenticeship is over; Fandral nonetheless relentlessly flirts with every maiden he meets; He convinces the boat girl that even though she breaks her vows with him, he'll take her with him and marry her; When she notices him wooing other women immediately afterwards, she runs off heartbroken and prepares to leap from a cliff; Cameos by Thor, Volstagg, Hogun, and Loki. "Touch of Fire... Dawn of Fear!" starring Man-Thing, script by Michael Fleisher, art by Tom Sutton; Man-Thing deals with kidnappers. Man-Thing pin-up by Sutton. Back cover art by Charles Vess. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 39 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4125957009

First $1.95 issue. Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Kim De Mulder. Statement of Ownership average # of copies in preceding 12 months: 71,595. "The Cat's Tale," script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Kim De Mulder; Hawkeye encounters Black Crow, a Native American superhero. "#*@%&¢!", script by Michael Carlin, pencils by Bill Reinhold, inks by Jim Fern; Jake Lockley takes a man in Arabic clothing to the UN building; On the way, the man comments on the bright lights bothering him; Later, Jake is eating at Gena's when he hears on the TV that the same man is holding the UN building hostage with a bomb; Taking off, he changes into Moon Knight and enters the building; The man threatens to blow the bomb but Moon Knight flicks the lights off and on, causing the man to have an epileptic seizure. Bob Layton portfolio--full-page illustrations of the Black Knight, Doctro Doom, Galactus, Iron Man, and the Silver Surfer. Back cover pinup of Moon Knight by Bill Reinhold. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.95.

Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 57 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0939194009

Shanna stars in "Murder by Friend" (part 2). Script by Steve Gerber, art by Bret Blevins (as "A. Novice"). Back-up story: the female Captain Marvel stars in "Power & Duty." Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by George Freeman, inks by Al Milgrom. Norm Breyfogle portfolio: full-page illustrations of Captain Marvel, Spider-Man & Elektro, the Hulk, and the Wasp. Joe Chiodo painted front cover; Freeman back cover. Cover price $2.25.

Marvel Spotlight (1979 2nd Series) 6 VF- 7.5

Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "The Saga of Star-Lord!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Rubinstein. The saga of Peter Quill, the invincible Star-Lord begins! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Here's your chance to get caught up on the cosmic adventures of the hero that currently leads the Guardians of the Galaxy. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.40.

Marvel Spotlight (1979 2nd Series) 6 VF- 7.5

Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "The Saga of Star-Lord!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Rubinstein. The saga of Peter Quill, the invincible Star-Lord begins! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Here's your chance to get caught up on the cosmic adventures of the hero that currently leads the Guardians of the Galaxy. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.40.

Showcase (1956-1978) 14 CBCS 5.0 Restored

Slight amateur restoration

Paper: Off white to white

Amateur Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover.

Label #21-1D352A2-008

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 4th appearance of the Flash in "Giants of the Time-World!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, battles the strongest menace of all time, people who grow bigger every second. Origin of Dr. Alchemy in "The Man Who Changed the Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; In the previous issue of Showcase, the Flash - after a hectic series of adventures - capture and sent to jail his most formidable foe, Mr. Element!; Now another criminal appears - more bold, more daring, and possessing even greater uncanny than Mr. Element - The Amazing Doctor Alchemy - who to Flash's astonishment turns out to be a two-in-one criminal! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 55 VG 4.0

Cover by Murphy Anderson. 1st solo Golden Age Green Lantern in Silver Age (pre-dates Green Lantern 40), Doctor Fate, and Hourman star in "Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; When Solomon Grundy last fought Green Lantern Alan Scott, Green Lantern encased Solomon Grundy in an emerald sphere prison floating above Earth; Years later, the sphere has now crash landed back on Earth, and Solomon Grundy has emerged to get his revenge on Green Lantern; Solomon Grundy instinctually heads back to his home of Slaughter Swamp, which at this point is bordering the Tyler Chemical Company plant; At the Tower of Fate, Kent Nelson is warned that there is trouble by his crystal ball; Seeing the source of the trouble to be Slaughter Swamp, Nelson becomes Dr. Fate; Hourman comes across Solomon Grundy in Slaughter Swamp; Hourman pops his Miraclo pill, then attacks Solomon Grundy. One-page text feature tells the origins of Dr. Fate and Hourman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 73 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4384477002

Cover art by Steve Ditko. 1st appearance of the Creeper in The Coming of the Creeper!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Don Segall (Dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Professor Yatz is kidnapped by "Reds"; Jack Ryder, mouthy TV host, is fired, then hired as a security investigator; He buys odds and ends for a bizarre costume for Devlin's society ball; He's stabbed and thrown in Yatz; Yatz hides his inventions: a molecular transmitter goes in the wound, and a healing serum in his veins. A Strange Tale Told by the Creeper filler page, art by Morris Waldinger. Ad for Action Comics #360, an 80-Page Giant featuring Supergirl, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Meet the Men Behind the Creeper; bios of Steve Ditko and Don Segall. Ad for the Enemy Ace, art by Joe Kubert. Ad for Ditko's Hawk and the Dove. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 79 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4076854011

Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Ad for Green Lantern #65 and Brave & Bold 81. 1st appearance of Dolphin in The Fantasy at 14 Fathoms!, script and art by Jay Scott Pike; US Navy frogmen cut into a sunken WWII Navy ship to retrieve documents from a vault; And spot a white-haired girl(!) at the sea bottom; When she's brought aboard, she turns blue from suffocation--because she has gills; With regular dips in the ocean, she falls for Chris and learns some English. Ad for Ideal's Captain Action, Action Boy, and Dr. Evil toys, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Ad for 80-Page Giant Superman #212. The Kid from Atlantis!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman helps Aqualad, a rejected child from Atlantis, to overcome his fear of fish; Aquaman adopts Aqualad as his sidekick. Article on "What's In a Fanzine." Ad for Captain Action #2, art by Gil Kane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 96 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4381088002

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Defection!", script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson; The Doom Patrol returns home after their defeat of General Immortus to find a U.S. agent waiting for them in their headquarters; Lt. Matt Cable has been assigned by U.S. Intelligence to apprehend and arrest Russian ex-cosmonaut Lt. Col. Valentina Vostok, aka the new Negative Woman; The Doom Patrol defends their new teammate, and trap Lt. Cable in a locker; Robotman grills Negative Woman on her past, and she leaves; Her exit, though, is interrupted by the Cossack, a Russian agent assigned to bring her in. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Showcase (1956-1978) 97 VF- 7.5

Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Joe Orlando. "Power Girl," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton inks by Joe Orlando; Power Girl breaks through the roof of Gotham Citys Central Electronics factory, interrupting a robbery in progress; The thieves boss is looking for the micro-transformers produced by Central, and claims that even Power Girl cant stop them; Power Girl goes about proving them wrong, by taking out three of the four high-tech thieves; A ricocheting bullet delays Power Girl from apprehending the fourth thief, who flees the scene; The thief uses a high-tech escape vehicle, and takes a detour through the Gotham City Rail Line; This barely slows Power Girl down, who catches up to the thief, and disarms his explosive suicide jacket; Power Girl relaxes outside the city, thinking back on her life; She remembers her life on Argo City, when Zor-L and Allura, her parents, put her in an escape pod to escape Argo Citys death; Her rocket sent her to Earth, to become Power Girl; After calming down from her trip down memory lane, she returns to Gotham. Batman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Sable Lady." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Special Marvel Edition (1971) 15 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #2067567005

Written by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin. Art and cover by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom. Shang Chi, making his first appearance, is a master of martial arts and the son of Fu Manchu, a Chinese mandarin and scientist. Fu Manchu sends Shang Chi to England in order to assassinate the evil Dr. Petrie for the common good. Shang Chi reluctantly agrees, but after the deed is done he is confronted by Sir Denis Nayland Smith, a former British intelligence officer who tells him the truth about Fu Manchu; that he is a nearly immortal evil mastermind. Shang Chi travels back to his father's secret lair in New York and renounces him. Text articles by Roy Thomas and Englehart about the creation of Shang-Chi. Ad for Astonishing Tales #21. A brief obituary for Syd Shores. Ad for the Marvel fan club FOOM (Friends of Ol' Marvel). 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Special Marvel Edition (1971) 16 FN- 5.5

Final issue of the series. Story continues in Master of Kung Fu. Cover art by Jim Starlin. Midnight Brings Dark Death! starring Master of Kung Fu, script by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin (co-plot), pencils by Jim Starlin (layouts, credited as "artist"), Al Milgrom (finished art, credited as "co-artist"), inks by Al Milgrom; Chi finds himself fighting against his father, and his father's thugs and dacoits. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Super Comics (1938-1949 Western/Dell) 67 FN- 5.5

Cover oxidation.

Stories by Chester Gould, Herc Ficklen, Dale Messick, Bob Jenney, Martin Branner, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, George Clark, Carl Ed, Stanley Link, Jim Chambers, and Harold Gray. Strips include Dick Tracy, You're in the Army Now, Brenda Starr, 'Cloudy' Williams, Winnie Winkle, Moon Mullins, Smitty, Our Neighbors the Ripples, Harold Teen, Tiny Tim, Clyde Beatty, and Little Orphan Annie. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 14 #4 GD/VG 3.0

Volume 14, Issue 4 - October, 1929. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 21 #2 GD/VG 3.0

3" Cumulative spine split.

Volume 21, Issue 2 - February, 1933. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 32 #6 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Volume 32, Issue 6 - December 1938. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 34 #6 GD/VG 3.0

First page detached and taped in place.

Volume 34, Issue 6 - December 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 35 #1 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Volume 35, Issue 1 - January 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 36 #6 GD 2.0

5" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation.

Volume 36, Issue 6 - July, 1942. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (2021 DC) 1FRANKIES.B CGC 9.8 SS

Paper: White

Signed by Rose Besch on 10/9/21 Besch "Virgin" Edition

Label #2680424005

Frankies Comics and The Comic Mint Exclusive Virgin Cover by Rose Besch. Written by Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan, Jordie Bellaire, Amy Reeder, Mark Waid, Tom King, Vita Ayala, Steve Orlando, Stephanie Phillips and G. Willow Wilson. Art by Jim Cheung, Paulina Ganucheau, Amy Reeder, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Evan "Doc" Shaner, Isaac Goodhart, Laura Braga, Marcio Takara, Meghan Hetrick and Joe Prado. Put on your tiaras and prepare your indestructible bracelets! DC is inviting you to join us for a one-of-a-kind special showcasing Wonder Woman's past, present, and future to celebrate the legacy she has created and those she will continue to inspire with her adventures for years to come. This oversize super spectacular features work from some of the very best in the comic industry along with bright young stars ready to share the spotlight with Diana. You won't want to miss these new stories that capture timeless messages of hope and empowerment presented together in this gorgeous keepsake issue! Featuring: "In Memoriam" by Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan and Jim Cheung; "Dreamers" by Jordie Bellaire and Paulina Ganucheau; "Fresh Catch" by Amy Reeder; "Dear Diana..." by Mark Waid, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Joe Prado; "Dated" by Tom King and Evan "Doc" Shaner; "Better Angels" by Vita Ayala and Isaac Goodhart; "Saturn Rising" by Steve Orlando and Laura Braga; "Immortal Mysteries" by Stephanie Phillips and Marcio Takara; and "Low Orbit" by G. Willow Wilson and Meghan Hetrick. Plus pin-ups by Nick Robles, Brittney Williams, David Marquez, Gabriel Picolo, Nicola Scott, Annette Kwok, Daniel Warren Johnson, DaNi and Janaina Medeiros. 96 pages, full color. Ages 13+