Auctions: comic books in 'UK Editions'

Jungle Action (1972 Marvel) UK Edition 11UK FN/VF 7.0

UK editions are exactly the same as their US counterparts except for the cover price (7p). The Black Panther stars in Panther's Rage part 6, "Once You Slay the Dragon." Script by Don McGregor, breakdowns by Billy Graham, finished art by Klaus Janson. Back-up features: "A Collection of Pantherish Clues" (2 pages recounting events from issues 9 and 10) and the original cover layout for Fantastic Four 52 by Jack Kirby/Joe Sinnott. Gil Kane/John Verpoorten cover. Marvel Value Stamp.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) UK Price Variant 113UK GD/VG 3.0

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover art by John Romita. First appearance of Hammerhead in They Call The Doctor...Octopus!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Romita and Jim Starlin, inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro; While Dr. Octopus is on a crime spree, Spider-Man is weakened by an ulcer due to stress and his concern for his missing aunt. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 92. 32 pgs.

Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) UK Edition 29UK FN 6.0

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Al Milgrom. "The Deadly Gambit of Conquer-Lord!", script by Doug Moench, art by Don Perlin; Moon Knight stops Conquer-Lord from assassinating the mayor; Conquer-Lord escapes with Marlene as his hostage; Moon Knight goes after him. 36 pgs.

Ms. Marvel (1977 1st Series) UK Edition 17UK VG- 3.5

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin cover. Chris Claremont script. Jim Mooney & Tony DeZuniga art. "Shadow of the Gun" Ms. Marvel vs. Centurion. 2nd appearance of X-Men character, Mystique (cameo).

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) UK Edition 84UK CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

U.K Price Variant.

Label #4620549023

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Second appearance of Thor and first appearance of Jane Foster (called "Jane Nelson") in "The Mighty Thor vs. the Executioner!"; Plot by Stan Lee, script by Larry Lieber, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Dr. Blake joins a medical mission to a South American country wracked with civil war. The leader of the communist faction - the Executioner - orders an attack on the doctors, and Blake must use the power of Thor to save his colleagues and defeat the communists; The Executioner in this story is not the same character who will appear in issue 103. "The Recipe" text story. "The Witching Hour!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A criminal flees to a foreign country, where people still believe in witches; He convinces a woman that he meets on the train to pretend to be a witch so that he can extort money from villagers as a fake witch hunter. "Somewhere Hides a...Thing!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A dying man in the Arctic claims that he saw an alien land; His friends search for alien, but they dont realize that an iceberg is its disguised space ship, and think it was a hallucination. 36 pgs., full color.