Auctions: comic books in 'Thing (Ben Grimm)', graded by CGC

Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) 28 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4314669020

Cover by Gil Kane and Pablo Marcos. "In the Power of the Piranha!" Guest-starring Sub-Mariner. Fantastic Four, Nick Fury, and Deathlok cameos. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Ron Wilson and John Tartas. Alicia is in the hands of the murderous Piranha. Now, the oceanic villain orders the Thing and Namor to battle to the death or Ben's squeeze will be sleeping in "Davy Jones' Locker." Cover price $0.30.

Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) 30 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4691654002

Cover by Rich Buckler and Al Milgrom. "Battle atop Big Ben!" Part 1 of 3. 2nd appearance of Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), who appears over a four-issue story arc and is given a new origin. Nick Fury cameo. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by John Buscema and Pablo Marcos. As seen in the closing of last issue, Hydra has big plans for Spider-Woman. They set her against the Idol of Millions in the UK. When two super-heroes battle, no matter who loses, Hydra wins. 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) Annual 2 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #1248056023

"Death Watch!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Thing, Captain Marvel, and the Avengers. Script by Jim Starlin. Art by Jim Starlin (breakdowns) and Joe Rubinstein (finishes). Cover by Jim Starlin. Story continues from Avengers Annual 7. After Captain Marvel, Iron Man, and Thor destroyed Thanos' synthetic power gem, victory appeared close at hand for Earth's Mightiest Heroes. But the evil genius' back up plan has worked to perfection and knocked out the Avengers! Before succumbing to unconsciousness though, Moondragon sends a desperate plea for help back to Earth, specifically to Peter Parker! The web-slinger knows that cosmic battles in outer space are not his specialty, so he swings by the Baxter Building to scoop up a friend. After a quick pow-wow, the blue-eyed idol of millions and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man blast off to save the galaxy! It's an epic encounter onboard the mad Titan's space ark as the Thing, Thor, Spider-Man, and finally Adam Warlock test their mettle vs. Thanos! Simply a fantastic annual! First appearances of Master Order and Lord Chaos. Avengers Lineup: Beast, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Note: Besides a surreal appearance in the Death of Captain Marvel Graphic Novel (1982), Thanos does not appear again until Silver Surfer (2nd series) #34 thirteen years later.) 48 pages Cover price $0.60.

Thing (1983 1st Series Marvel) 1D CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1284398007

Direct Edition. "Lifelines!" Story by John Byrne. Art by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott. Stepping out of the shadow of his team book, the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing gets his very own comic book series. Ben Grimm heads back to Yancy Street. Witness the Fantastic Four's strongest member's origins from a youthful member in the Yancy Street Gang, to his All-America football days, to his first meeting with Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), and the fateful trip on a rocket ship that forever changed his life. 32 pages, FC Cover price $0.60.