Auctions: comic books in 'Iron Man', graded by CGC

Guardians of the Galaxy (2013 3rd Series) 5C CGC 9.2 Manara 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Manara Variant Cover

Label #3719534023

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Milo Manara. Consultant: Neil Gaiman. (W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A) Sara Pichelli Spinning out of the dramatic conclusion of Age of Ultron, dimensions collide and Heaven's most fearsome Angel pushes the Guardians back on their heels. Cover price $3.99.

Invincible Iron Man (2008) 10A CGC 9.8 Larroca

Paper: White

Label #3758156007

Dark Reign tie-in - World's Most Wanted: Part 3 . In the world-shaking wake of SECRET INVASION, everything has changed. Now a fugitive, Tony Stark initiates the deletion sequence that could save the world, but end his life...while Norman Osborn assumes the reins of power and brings the H.A.M.M.E.R. down. How much trouble are Tony, Pepper, and Maria in? Things go from bad to worse as WORLD'S MOST WANTED continues here! Cover by Salvador Larroca. Written by Matt Franction with art by Salvador Larroca 32 pages/Rated A Cover price $2.99.

Invincible Iron Man (2017 3rd Series) 1A CGC 9.8 Caselli

Paper: White

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Significant inner well scuff(s)

Label #4278040004

Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art and Cover by Stefano Caselli. From the violent streets of Chicago, a new armored hero rises! Clad in her very own Iron Man armor, Riri Williams is ready to show the Marvel Universe what she can do as the self-made hero of tomorrow. But is she ready for all the problems that come with stepping into Iron Man's jet boots? Where's a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist when you need one? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Invincible Iron Man (2017 3rd Series) 1G CGC 9.8 Young Variant

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Young Variant Cover.

Label #4429546005

Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Stefano Caselli. Cover by Skottie Young. From the violent streets of Chicago, a new armored hero rises! Clad in her very own Iron Man armor, Riri Williams is ready to show the Marvel Universe what she can do as the self-made hero of tomorrow. But is she ready for all the problems that come with stepping into Iron Man's jet boots? Where's a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist when you need one? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Invincible Iron Man (2017 3rd Series) 1G CGC 9.8 Young Variant

Paper: White

Young Variant Cover

Label #4491426008

Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Stefano Caselli. Cover by Skottie Young. From the violent streets of Chicago, a new armored hero rises! Clad in her very own Iron Man armor, Riri Williams is ready to show the Marvel Universe what she can do as the self-made hero of tomorrow. But is she ready for all the problems that come with stepping into Iron Man's jet boots? Where's a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist when you need one? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 4 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3776953001

"Unconquered Is The Unicorn!" Script by Archie Goodwin. Art by Johnny Craig. Cover by Johnny Craig. Tony Stark attends a scientific conference at the Alpine Lodge when out of nowhere the Unicorn busts into the nationally televised meeting! While the Unicorn is making his demands to the TV audience, Tony finds his briefcase and changes into Iron Man! Can Shell-head win the slugfest against the powerful Unicorn? (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. This issue also contains a full page ad for Silver Surfer issue 1 ? 1st series.) 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3803502004

"Unconquered Is The Unicorn!" Script by Archie Goodwin. Art by Johnny Craig. Cover by Johnny Craig. Tony Stark attends a scientific conference at the Alpine Lodge when out of nowhere the Unicorn busts into the nationally televised meeting! While the Unicorn is making his demands to the TV audience, Tony finds his briefcase and changes into Iron Man! Can Shell-head win the slugfest against the powerful Unicorn? (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. This issue also contains a full page ad for Silver Surfer issue 1 ? 1st series.) 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 7 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4461664007

"The Maggia Strikes" Part 1 of 2. Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska. Big M (aka Whitney Frost) and the Maggia are preparing for their assault on Stark Industries, when they add another villain to their ranks...the Gladiator! The wrist-bladed villain quickly puts his plan into action and kidnaps Janice Cord; however, the golden avenger is ready to fight for her freedom! Can Iron Man avoid those wrist blades and beat the Gladiator? Meanwhile, Whitney is having second thoughts about the Maggia's pending attack on SI, since Jasper Sitwell might get hurt. Cameo flashback appearance by Daredevil. (Note: This issue includes a full page ad for the second Spectacular Spider-Man magazine featuring Spider-Man vs. the Green Goblin. Art by John Romita.) Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 8 CGC 7.0

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Label #4461664008

Gladiator and Count Nefaria appearance. "A Duel Must End!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska. The battles are raging on two fronts as Iron Man slugs it out with the Gladiator in an abandoned factory, while Big M and her Maggia henchmen raid SI's weapons factory on Long Island! After Shell-head fights the wrist-bladed villain to a standstill and rescues Janice Cord, he hurries to SI to help Jasper Sitwell stop Big M! And then battle the Gladiator one more time! Origin of Whitney Frost (aka Big M). Cameo flashback appearance by Count Nefaria. 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 10 CGC 9.0

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Label #3776953002

The Mandarin guests in "Once More...the Mandarin!" Part 2 of 3. Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska. The Mandarin has discovered that Tony Stark is Iron Man! And now Shell-head's old foe is planning to ruin Stark Industries by linking Tony to communist activity, and thus forcing the U.S. government to cancel Stark Industries' military contracts. How is the golden avenger going to clear his name and then defeat the villain with the ten rings? Cameo appearance by Nick Fury. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer and artist Walt Simonson.) 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 48 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4461664009

"The Fury and the Inferno!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. The battle is still raging between Tony Stark and Simon Gilbert for control of Stark Industries! Tony fires the entire board of directors, but the chairman of the board, Simon Gilbert, is not going quietly. He arranges for an old enemy of Iron Man to attack the munitions plant. It's another great showdown: Iron Man vs. Firebrand! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 219N CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4144177005

Newsstand Edition. First appearance of the Ghost. "Ghost Story" Part 1 of 3. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Bob Layton. Cover by Bob Layton. Stark Enterprises is ready to make its first corporate acquisition: the Accutech Research and Development company! However a strange phenomenon (or perhaps strange person) has been plaguing Accutech and causing various accidents! Some employees blame it on a mysterious ghost! Does a ghost actually walk the halls of Accutech? Once Tony signs the contract to purchase the company, he finds out the answer! And Iron Man's first battle vs. the Ghost begins in earnest! First appearance of Abe Zimmer. Cameo appearances by Jim Rhodes. (Notes: The Ghost debuted in the MCU in the 2018 movie: Ant-Man and the Wasp. This issue was reprinted in2015 in the softcover: Iron Man Stark Wars Epic Collection.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Iron Man and Sub-Mariner (1968) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

2 Siamese Pages.

Label #3693561003

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bill Everett. "The Torrent Without - The Tumult Within!," script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Johnny Craig; Iron Man escapes from the trap set up by Whiplash and the Big M when a cadre of AIM agents attacks the Maggia's gambling ship. "Call Him Destiny... or Call Him Death!," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; As Namor battles Destiny, the villain recounts his past connection to Namor's father. Pre-dates both Iron Man #1 and Sub-Mariner #1; Iron Man story continues in Iron Man #1, while the Sub-Mariner story continues in Sub-Mariner #1. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Iron Manual (1993) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4294802020

This special one-shot issue was published as part of the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Invincible Iron Man. Script and art by Eliot R. Brown. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. This tech manual illustrates and describes (in detail) Iron Man's different suits of armor through the years. It also serves as an operations handbook for various armor components. The inside front cover lists the credits for the story and dedicates this issue to the STS-51-L Challenger crew. The inside back cover includes a short essay from Stan Lee. The back cover features six sketches of Shell-Head's helmet. (Notes: The Iron Manual (1993) #1 was reprinted in 2008 in the trade paperback: Iron Man Iron Manual. There are not any advertisements inside.) 36 pages. Cover price $1.75.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 52 CGC 5.5 SS Stan Lee

Paper: Off white

Signed by Stan Lee on 11/11/2016.

Label #1431082013

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman. First appearance of the Black Widow in "The Crimson Dynamo Strikes Again!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Don Rico (as N. Korok), art by Don Heck; The Black Widow and Boris are sent to America to kill Anton Vanko, the Crimson Dynamo, for defecting to America; They are also tasked with killing both Iron Man and Tony Stark. The first half of "The Magician" text story. "The Seance!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber, pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Chic Stone; A fake medium uses special effects to simulate supernatural powers, but he is taken into the spirit world by real ghosts as punishment. "The Failure!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Paul Reinman; The Earth of the future is overwhelmingly materialistic, except for one idealistic young man and his lover; They are abducted by aliens, who have determined that he is the best suited to be absolute ruler of their empire. This issue includes a statement of ownership - average print run, 318,932; average paid circulation, 188,005. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 65 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4499605002

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. "When Titans Clash!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); Small-time burglar Weasel Wills stumbles upon Iron Man's armor and Tony Stark must don his old armor to stop his crime spree. First Silver Age appearance of the Red Skull (turns out to be an imposter; the real one appears next issue) in "The Red Skull Strikes!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Cap and Bucky track down the Red Skull, only to discover that he is an imposter who replaced tycoon Maxon; The real Red Skull is manipulating the "Maxon" Skull; This is a re-telling of "The Riddle of the Red Skull" from Captain America Comics # 1, March 1941. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Werewolf by Night (1972 1st Series) 42 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4491219024

"The Marauder and the Man of Iron!" Guest-starring Iron Man. Written by Doug Moench. Art by Don Perlin. The mystery from Buck Cowan's past! And, a bran new werewolf, able to control his night-stalking, as he tracks down killers in the company of IRON MAN! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.30.