Auctions: comic books in 'Giant-Sized Issue'

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 11 CGC 4.0

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Label #4423957021

Giant-size issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Giant-size issue. Rogues in the House starring Thak [an ape] (villain, introduction), Nabonidus, Igon, Jenna, and Murilo (introduction), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; adapted from Rogues In the House by Robert E. Howard. Letter to the editor from cartoonist Fred Hembeck. Windsor-Smith cover. Cover price: $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 10 CGC 5.0

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Label #4423957020

Giant-size issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Marie Severin (Kull vignette). Giant-size issue. Beware the Wrath of Anu!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: Corinthian city; Conan teams with Burgun in thievery. Burgun is betrayed & hung; Conan avenges his death by killing Aron & a priest; Jenna leaves Conan for Igon; Red Bull is freed and becomes the stars. 5-page King Kull back-up, The King and the Oak, adapting the poem by Robert E. Howard; breakdowns by Roy Thomas, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by John Severin. Reprint: Men of the Shadows!, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely (from The Black Knight 5, April 1956). Letter to the editor from Gerald W. Page (editor of Witchcraft and Sorcery Magazine). Cover price: $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 259 CGC 8.5

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Label #4427642002

Cover pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson. The Children Are Watching You, script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson; DD breaks up a child pornography ring; Growing jealous of losing Mary's affections to Daredevil, Kingpin orders Typhoid to go ahead and take him down; She gathers together a formidable rogues gallery to do so. Letter to the editor from Charlies Novinskie (Topps Comics). 32 pgs. Cover price $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 260 CGC 9.8

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Label #4427642022

Giant-size issue. Cover pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson. Vital Signs starring Daredevil, the Human Torch, Karen Page, Typhoid Mary, Bushwacker, Bullet, Ammo, and the Wildboys [Spit and Jet], cameos by Battling Jack Murdock, Kingpin, Bullseye, Gladiator, and Elektra (all illusion), script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson; DD's rogues gallery beats the stuffing out of him just in time for Typhoid to show up and drop him off of a bridge. 48 pgs. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 345 CGC 9.4

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Label #4320322002

Special extra-sized issue. "Turning Point!" Story by Peter David. Art by Todd McFarlane, Jim Sanders III, and Chris Ivy. The last two years have been building to this issue. Welcome to Middletown, a quiet little hamlet. It's citizens are like any other small town with aspirations and problems of their own. Enter: the Hulk. The Hulk and his companions have tracked down the Leader and the only thing standing in the Grey Behemoth's way is Redeemer and Rock, the super-powered former Hulkbusters. Witness the ultimate confrontation between the Hulk and one of his oldest enemies, and Middletown is caught in the middle. The ending of this one will absolutely shock you. 48 pages. Cover price $1.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 69 VG/FN 5.0

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Cover art by Sal Buscema. The Supreme Sacrifice, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin], inks by Dick Ayers; With the X-Men captured, Xavier heads back to investigate a fallen Sentinel to try and figure out what stopped it; The X-Men escape and battle the Sentinels but it is the timely intervention of Professor X and the self sacrifice of Dr. Trask that stops Master Mold and saves the day; reprinted from issue 15. Lo! Now Shall Appear-- the Mimic, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin], inks by Dick Ayers; reprinted from issue 15. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Batman (1940) 235 CGC 9.6

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Label #1214387001

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52-page giant. The Dark Knight must do the unthinkable and team-up with Ra's Al Ghul to find the Daughter of the Demon before it's too late. It's the return of Talia in "Swamp Sinister." Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in a solo adventure in "The Outcast Society." Script by Mike Freidrich, art by Novick/Giordano. Reprint: Batman and Robin in "Castle with Wall-to-Wall Danger!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella (from Detective Comics # 329). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 414 CGC 3.5

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Label #4430086014

52-page giants begin. Cover by Neal Adams. "Legend of the Key Hook Lighthouse!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman tangles with a mob of gun-runners for a dictator and receives help from two low-level crooks and a ghost. "Invitation to Murder!", script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; On the night of their first anniversary, Jason Bard is taking Barbara Gordon to go see the play "Invitation to Murder"; The two are shocked to find that they are the only two people in audience; When spotting a rifle setting to shoot one of the actors, Jason stops the gunman but is knocked out. Reprints: "The Australian Code Mystery" (script by David Vern, art by Alex Toth; from World's Finest # 66) and "Private Eye of Venus" (script by Gardner Fox, art by Carmine Infantino; from Strange Adventures # 83). Letter to the editor from Guy Lillian III. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 416 CGC 6.0

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Label #4430086016

52-page giant issue. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Man-Bat Madness!", script and art by Frank Robbins; A series of chance occurrences leads Kirk Langstrom to relapse into his Man-Bat identity after marrying Francine Lee, and the Batman must capture him and restore him to normalcy. "The Deadly Go-Between!", script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Commissioner Gordon's friend, officer Jim McClean, has been murdered, and the Commissioner has vowed to catch his friend's killer; This prompts Barbara Gordon to do her own investigation as Batgirl. "Rex - Circus Detective!", script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Sy Barry, reprinted from The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #3. "The Case of the Gold Dust Death!", art by Ramona Fradon, originally printed in Gang Busters #30. Letter from author/artist Frank Robbins, who explains that the inspiration for the Man-Bat story came from fan Anthony Kowalik. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 417 CGC 4.5

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Label #4430086017

52-page giant issue. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Batman for a Night," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; A writers attempt to play Batman for a day becomes serious when his sister is murdered by a bank robber. "A Bullet for Gordon!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; James Gordon reveals that he knows Batgirl's identity. "Alfred, Armchair Detective!", art by Jerry Robinson, reprinted from Batman #31. "The Mystery that Edgar Allan Poe Solved," pencils by John Prentice, inks by John Prentice, reprinted from Gang Busters #49. Letters to the editor from Guy H. Lillian III and Jay Zilber. Neal Adams cover. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 421 CGC 6.0

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Label #4430086021

52-page giant. Cover pencils by Neal Adams and Alan Kupperberg (Batman head on the left border), inks by Dick Giordano. "Blind Justice...Blind Fear!," script and art by Frank Robbins; Batman must find a way of keeping a convict who has served his time alive during a prison break so that he can divulge information about corrupt politicians, despite a black militant con who wants to bargain for freedom and a hired killer out to get the man Batman wants to protect. "Up Against Three Walls!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Continuing from last issue... Commissioner Gordon and his daughter Barbara had traveled to Mexico City so that the Commissioner could teach the police there crime fighting techniques against drug smugglers; Arriving at police headquarters as Batgirl, Barbara learns that the local mob had demanded a ransom of twelve and a half million Pesos for their safe return. "Police Line-Up!," art by Jerry Robinson, reprinted from Batman #24. "The Riddle of the Doomed Magicians!," script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Leonard Starr, reprinted from Detective Comics #205. Letter to the editor from Jay Zilber. Statement of ownership - average print run 371,666; average paid circulation 199,112. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 422 CGC 4.5

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Label #4430086022

52-page giant issue. Cover by Neal Adams. "Highway to Nowhere!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman investigates the mystery of truckers who lose their rigs after seeing the highway before them burst into phantom flames. "The Unmasking of Batgirl!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Batgirl reveals her secret identity to her father, Commissioner Gordon, who already knew, as revealed in Detective Comics #417. "The Bush Trackers!," art by Chad Grothkopf, reprinted from Worlds Finest #59. "The Unseen Clue!," art by Howard Purcell, reprinted from Gang Busters #54. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 418 CGC 5.5

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Label #4430086018

52-page giant issue. Cover art by Neal Adams. "...And Be a Villain!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; The Creeper is unable to transform back into his Jack Ryder identity and is being driven insane by Dr. Yatzs serum; But Yatzs son Ishmael has the Creeper steal for him, promising to cure him of his condition, and Batman becomes involved with the case as a result. "The Kingpin is Dead!", script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; During the premiere of a new movie titled "The Stepfather" - based on the true story of the 1920's crime kingpin known as Floyd Marcus - premieres at a Gotham theater, Marcus (who is in attendance) is gunned down in cold blood upon his arrival; Recognizing the gunman as Marcus' step son Mike, Barbara Gordon changes into Batgirl to search his estate for proof linking him to the murder. "The Case of the Careless Caretaker," art by George Papp, reprinted from Gang Busters #40. "The Case of the Terrified Tenderfoot!", script by Joe Millard, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia, reprinted from Dale Evans Comics #1. Letters to the editor from cartoonist Fred Hembeck and comics writers Bob Rozakis and Denny O'Neil (!). 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 419 CGC 7.0

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Label #4430086019

52-page giant. Batman in "Secret of the Slaying Statues!" Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Batgirl back-up story, "Long Live the Kingpin!" Script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck. Reprints: Roy Raymond, TV Detective in "The Return of Ben Franklin" (art by Ruben Moreira; from Detective # 213) and "The Human Target" (from Gangbusters # 61). Letters to the editor from comics writers Mike Barr and Bob Rozakis. Neal Adams cover. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 420 CGC 3.0

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Label #4430086020

52-page giant. Cover by Neal Adams and Alan Kupperberg (Batman head on the left border). "Forecast for Tonight... Murder!," script and art by Frank Robbins; Batman waits under the gang plank for a man known as the "Nemesis" to disembark from a freighter recently arrived from South Africa; But when Batman captures the final figure to leave the boat, he discovers it is not the man he is looking for; Instead, thanks to a Geiger counter he is carrying (the man he is after has worked years in a radioactive area), Batman realizes that his quarry is in a coffin that was just unloaded off the ship and sent out in a hearse. "Target for Mañana!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; After aiding Batgirl in bushing up a narcotics operation in Gotham City, Jason Bard tells Batgirl that Commissioner Gordon and his daughter Barbara (who Bard doesn't know is really Batgirl) are traveling to Mexico to help police there dealing with drug operations.Traveling with her father to Mexico, they are unaware that their arrival has caught the attention of drug dealer Odd Layton. "X Marks the Mystery!," script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa, reprinted from Detective Comics #215. "The Man Who Robbed a Thousand Minds," art by Mort Meskin, reprinted from Gang Busters #57. Letters to the editor from Jay Zilber and comics writer Bob Rozakis. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 424 CGC 6.0

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Label #4430086023

Last 52-page giant issue. Cover by Mike Kaluta. "Double-Cross-Fire!," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; An innocent bystander during a bank robbery appears to be killed by "accident" from a guards shot, but Batman learns that the killing was no accident. "Batgirl's Last Case," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; On the big election night to find a new congressional representative in Gotham City (a race which Barbara Gordon is running in herself) the local criminal element is less than ecstatic about the potential for the police Commissioner's daughter going to Washington and so they begin a campaign of intimidation to dissuade the citizens of Gotham City to vote for Barbra Gordon. "Case of the Teetering Tower!," script by Joe Millard, art by Alex Toth, reprinted from Dale Evans Comics #7. "The Cop Who Shot 1000 Crooks," pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Ray Burnley, reprinted from Gang Busters #47. Letters to the editor from Jay Zilber and comics writers Steven Grant and Bob Rozakis. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 415 CGC 5.0

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Label #4430086015

52-page giant issue. Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Challenge of the Consumer Crusader," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman helps save a consumer advocate from murder and discovers the extortionist who is shielding herself behind his front. "Death Shares the Spotlight!", script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Continuing from last issue, when taken out on a date by Jason Bard to see the play "Invitation to Murder," the couple soon finds themselves entangled in an attempted murder of Hollywood's "Royal Couple" Robbie and Tiz Marlow; Leaving Jason behind to guard the starlets, Babs goes off to call the police. "The Forbidden Trick!", script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Leonard Starr, story originally printed in Detective Comics #211. "The Case of the Finders Keepers," art by John Prentice, story originally printed in Gangbusters #54. Letter to the editor from Mike W. Barr. Ancient Crime-Detection Methods! fact page. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 489 FN+ 6.5

68-page giant. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Creatures of the Night!", script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Vince Colletta; Batman and a vampire hunter named Moon the Mystic separately stalk a vampire who may be Moon himself. "When the Inmates Run the Madhouse!", script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Steve Mitchell; Commissioner Gordon enters Gotham State Prison to negotiate with rioting cons, and runs into a trap set for him alone. "The Mind Warp Mystery," script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Vince Colletta; Shortly after two mysterious murders, Barbara Gordon loses her memory, and Robin and Commissioner Gordon must restore it and find the secret of the memory-loss and murders. "Computer Crisis" starring The Atom, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta. "The Bogus Butlers" starring Alfred, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Bob Smith. "Where Strike the Assassins" starring Batman and the League of Assassins, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dan Adkins. Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman, "The Borrower." 68 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.