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Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 4 CGC 5.0

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Label #4693083019

The Golden Age Human Torch guest stars (his first Silver Age appearance) in a new story, "The Torch That Was!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. This issue also reprints the first clash between The Hulk and Thing from Fantastic Four numbers 25 and 26 ("The Hulk vs. the Thing" and "The Avengers Take Over"). Kirby/Sinnott cover. 76 pgs. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 6 CGC 9.2

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Label #2056714001

1st appearance of Franklin Richards and 1st appearance of Annihilus - "Let There Be Life!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Kirby/Sinnott cover. Franklin Richards is born and Annihilus is introduced! 68 pgs. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 6 CGC 9.2

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Label #4639938011

1st appearance of Franklin Richards and 1st appearance of Annihilus - "Let There Be Life!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Kirby/Sinnott cover. Franklin Richards is born and Annihilus is introduced! 68 pgs. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 6 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #3816406001

1st appearance of Franklin Richards and 1st appearance of Annihilus - "Let There Be Life!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Kirby/Sinnott cover. Franklin Richards is born and Annihilus is introduced! 68 pgs. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 6 VG/FN 5.0

1st appearance of Franklin Richards and 1st appearance of Annihilus - "Let There Be Life!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Kirby/Sinnott cover. Franklin Richards is born and Annihilus is introduced! 68 pgs. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 6 CGC 5.0

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Label #4139273014

1st appearance of Franklin Richards and 1st appearance of Annihilus - "Let There Be Life!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Kirby/Sinnott cover. Franklin Richards is born and Annihilus is introduced! 68 pgs. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4691721020

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby. Cover by Jack Kirby. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby changed super-hero storytelling forever when they introduced Reed Richards, Ben Grimm and Susan and Johnny Storm. Together, the adventurous quartet blast off on an experimental rocket flight - only to be bombarded by life-altering cosmic rays! Reed becomes the elastic Mister Fantastic! Ben transforms into the rocky Thing! Sue turns into an Invisible Girl! And Johnny flames on as the Human Torch! They'll use their incredible powers to help humankind - starting by fending off the menace of the Mole Man! The book that started it all is re-presented in full - including its original ads! It's the next best thing to buying FANTASTIC FOUR #1 off the stands back in 1961! Reprinting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #1. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 1C CGC 9.8 SS Asencio

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Signed & sketch by Nelson Asencio on 6/26/25. Sketch Edition.

Label #4626744006

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby. Blank Sketch Cover. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby changed super-hero storytelling forever when they introduced Reed Richards, Ben Grimm and Susan and Johnny Storm. Together, the adventurous quartet blast off on an experimental rocket flight - only to be bombarded by life-altering cosmic rays! Reed becomes the elastic Mister Fantastic! Ben transforms into the rocky Thing! Sue turns into an Invisible Girl! And Johnny flames on as the Human Torch! They'll use their incredible powers to help humankind - starting by fending off the menace of the Mole Man! The book that started it all is re-presented in full - including its original ads! It's the next best thing to buying FANTASTIC FOUR #1 off the stands back in 1961! Reprinting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 48FANEXPO CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Foil Edition.

Label #4682016025

Fan Expo Dallas Exclusive Foil Variant Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby. The astonishing first chapter of the all-time-classic saga that fans call the Galactus Trilogy! Everything changes for the Fantastic Four - and the entire Marvel Universe - when they meet the enigmatic Silver Surfer, herald to the world-eating Galactus! The FF are still reeling from being caught between the Inhumans and Black Bolt's treacherous brother, Maximus the Mad, when the sky above New York City is seemingly engulfed in flame - and soon the Watcher arrives with a portent of doom. The Silver Surfer, wielder of the awesome Power Cosmic, is on his way to Earth as the advance scout for one of the most powerful entities in the universe. And when the being known as Galactus arrives, this world will be his next meal! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #48. Marvel is reprinting the original Galactus trilogy as it originally appeared, over the next three months! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) UK Edition 50UK CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

U.K. Price Variant.

Label #4620549020

UK edition. Identical to US edition but has 10d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Galactus battles the Silver Surfer in the conclusion of the Galactus Trilogy, The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; With the aid of the Silver Surfer, the Fantastic Four force Galactus to leave Earth; Johnny Storm begins to attend Metro College and meets Wyatt Wingfoot. Watcher and Inhumans appearances. First appearance of Wyatt Wingfoot. Letter to the editor from comics writer Gerry Conway. 10d. 32 pgs.

Fantastic Four (1998 3rd Series) 579A CGC 9.8 Davis

Paper: White

Label #4584210007

Cover by ALAN DAVIS. Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN. Art by NEIL EDWARDS. THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! Faced with the death of imagination and growing pandemic of tomorrow fear, Reed Richards takes the future of discovery into his own hands. Think the world is a bad place, everything is going to hell, and the end times are surely around the corner? Try reading the World's Greatest Comic Magazine. Cover price $2.99.

Fantastic Four (2018 6th Series) 1UNKNOWN.F CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Liefeld "Virgin" Edition.

Label #2122718007

Unknown Comics exclusive cover by Rob Liefeld. Fourever: Part 1 - Written by Dan Slott. Art by Skottie Young, Sara Pichelli, and Simone Bianchi. BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT - THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMIC MAGAZINE IS BACK! Since the end of SECRET WARS, there's been a gap in the Marvel Universe. A void no other team can fill. And it's time for the world to move on. But can it? A life-changing decision by the Thing! A momentous declaration by the Human Torch! A clarion call-to-arms that summons Doctor Doom! And a signal in the sky that heralds the return of hope to the Marvel Universe! All this, and Alicia Masters adopts kittens! So cute! Plus, the Impossible Man! AND BONUS STORIES ILLUSTRATED BY SIMONE BIANCHI AND SKOTTIE YOUNG! IF YOU READ ONLY ONE MARVEL COMIC THIS MONTH, THIS IS THE ONE! 48 pages, full color. Rated T

Fantastic Four (2018 6th Series) 32G CGC 9.8 SS Young Young Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Skottie Young on 1/29/22. Young Variant Cover.

Label #2689220009

Written by Dan Slott. Art by R. B. Silva and Javier Rodriguez. Cover by Skottie Young. THE BRIDE OF DOOM! Part 1: 'Betrothal' The HUMAN TORCH's love life is changed forever when he must choose between his soulmate and his ex-wife... And is Johnny Storm's first heartbreak, CRYSTAL, back in the book?! This is all too much! Fortunately, there is also a lot of punching, hitting and clobbering going on! All this and an ominous decree by DOCTOR DOOM! PLUS: A second tale in which Reed Richards duels Doctor Doom for the strangest prize imaginable! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Fantastic Four (2018 6th Series) 33A CGC 9.8 Brooks

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Label #4649026014

The Bride of Doom: Part 2 of 3 - Written by Dan Slott. Art by R.B. Silva and Luca Maresca. Cover by Mark Brooks. 'Royal Wedding' You are cordially commanded to Latveria for the greatest wedding ceremony in the history of the Marvel Universe...far greater than that lowly, uninspired and commonplace wedding of Reed Richards and whoever that woman was. These are the nuptials of our beloved leader, Victor Von Doom, and his most devoted and noble subject, Victorious. Attendance is mandatory. Special guest stars: PRINCE NAMOR and the BLACK PANTHER. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Fantastic Four (2023 Marvel) 1I CGC 9.8 SS Campbell Campbell 1:100 Variant

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Signed by J. Scott Campbell on 07/20/2023. Campbell "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4262368020

Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Ryan North. Art by Iban Coello. Cover by J Scott Campbell. "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR?" It's the start of a new era for the Fantastic Four...and they're already in a ton of trouble. Something has gone terribly wrong in New York, and the Thing and Alicia are traveling across America to escape it! But when they stop in a small town for the night and wake up the morning before they arrived, they find themselves caught in a time loop that's been going on since before they were born... That's been going on since before they were born... That's been going on since before they were born... 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Fantastic Four (2023 Marvel) 14B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Edition.

Label #4682638017

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Written by Ryan North. Art by Ivan Fiorelli. Cover by Peach Momoko. A year ago, Reed Richards sent a whole city block the Baxter Building stands on - along with his own children and the children of his best friends Ben and Alicia - a year ahead in time. It was a desperate measure, but it saved them. And now, it's time for them all to come back. But when the Fantastic Four arrive in NYC, they find something is being built in the pit where the block once stood - and worse, nobody seems to know exactly what it is or why they're building it. With the clock ticking, they investigate this mystery - and discover a mysterious new threat that may have been pulling the strings this entire time… 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Fantastic Four (2025 Marvel) 1COMICMINT CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Comic Mint Edition.

Label #4625924022

Comic Mint Exclusive Variant Cover by Godtail. Written by Ryan North. Art by Humberto Ramos. A NEW ERA FOR MARVEL'S FIRST FAMILY! The FANTASTIC FOUR return with a new issue #1, kicking off a whole new volume of their adventures through time, space, science and the human condition! When the Fantastic Four take on Doom, things go well until they suddenly go catastrophically wrong - and they're sent to four different eras in Earth's history! Alone and isolated in wildly different time periods, Reed, Johnny, Ben and Sue all have to fight to survive. Their only hope is to reach the Forever Stone: a mass of dense granite that happens to be one of the longest-lasting rocks on the planet, which - through a combination of obscurity and raw geological luck - has stayed both intact and accessible for most of Earth's history! Also featured in this extra-big, extra-special issue: Ben Grimm fights a dinosaur! No other comic DARES to feature the Thing battling several Mapusauruses, but that's just where WE get started! And it's all brought to life by the incredible new series artist Humberto Ramos! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Fantastic Four (2025 Marvel) 5G CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Frison "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4686073007

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Ryan North (A) Humberto Ramos (CA) Jenny Frison GUEST-STARRING THE BLACK CAT! When Reed, Ben and Johnny leave on a fishing trip to the Negative Zone, Sue Storm and Alicia Masters are left to their own devices. And no sooner have the guys left, than Susan's number-one, absolute least-favorite person in NYC starts banging on the door of the Baxter Building. She's wanted for murder, she's being chased by the police and she's covered in blood: That's right - it's Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat! Despite all the evidence pointing to her, Felicia claims she's innocent - and she needs the Invisible Woman to prove it! Against her better judgment, Sue agrees to help and soon finds herself embroiled in both a murder mystery and a science mystery that may be impossible to solve...while Felicia Hardy's life hangs in the balance. Cover price $3.99.

Fantastic Four Antithesis (2020 Marvel) 3A FN/VF 7.0 Adams

Written by Mark Waid. Art by Neal Adams and Mark Farmer. Cover by Neal Adams. Without Galactus, there's only one way the Fantastic Four can hope to stall the threat of Antithesis - by absorbing the Power Cosmic to multiply their abilities a thousandfold! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Fantastic Four Life Story (2021 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8 Acuna

Paper: White

Label #4589788002

Written by Mark Russell. Art by Sean Izaakse. Cover by Daniel Acuna. In the tradition of SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY, and in celebration of the FF's 60th Anniversary, comes this series setting the lives of the fabulous foursome in real time across the years! Amid the backdrop of the Cold War and the Space Race, a terrible accident gives the Fantastic Four great powers, a terrible secret, and entangles them in the history of their planet. 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Giant-Size Super-Stars (1974) 1 CGC 6.5

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Label #4692677008

48-page giant. "The Mind of the Monster!" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, and Thundra. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Rick Buckler and Joe Sinnott. Bruce Banner visits the Baxter Building and devises a plan to turn the Thing back in Ben Grimm and also rid himself of the Hulk forever. But something goes wrong...and a brand new Hulk vs. Thing battle erupts! Fantastic Four members: Mr. Fantastic, Human Torch, Medusa, and the Thing. This issue includes a 4-page write-up from Roy Thomas describing the format and next story planned for the Giant-Size series. This issue also contains a 7-page rogues' gallery of famous FF foes. (Note: The title of the series changes to Giant-Size Fantastic Four for the next issue.) Cover price $0.35.

Immortal Hulk Omnibus HC (2023 Marvel) 1B-1ST NM- 9.2

1st printing. Collects The Immortal Hulk (2018-2021 Marvel) #1-50 and #0, The Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense (2018), Defenders: The Best Defense (2018), Absolute Carnage: The Immortal Hulk (2019 Marvel), The Immortal She-Hulk (2020 Marvel), King in Black: The Immortal Hulk (2020 Marvel), Gamma Flight (2021 Marvel)#1-5 and material from Avengers (2017 7th Series) #684 and The Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters (2021 Marvel). Written by Al Ewing, Alex Paknadel, Crystal Frasier, Bill Mantlo, and Peter David. Art by Joe Bennett, Ruy José, Le Beau Underwood, Rafael Fonteriz, Belardino Brabo, Marc Deering, Sean Parsons, Cam Smith, Eric Nguyen, Marguerite Sauvage, Garry Brown, Lee Garbett, Simone Di Meo, Martin Simmonds, Paul Mounts, Kyle Hotz, Filipe Andrade, Ryan Bodenheim, German Garcia, Tom Reilly, Matias Bergara, Javier Rodriguez, Alvaro Lopez, Mark Morales, Nick Pitarra, Butch Guice, Tom Palmer, Mattia de Iulis, Mike Hawthorne, Jon Davis-Hunt, Aaron Kuder, Alex Lins, Adam Gorham, Rachel Stott, Juan Ferreyra, Lan Medina, Mike Mignola, Bob Sharen, Jim Novak, Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer, Dan Brown, and John Workman. Flashback Panels by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Paul Reinman, Dick Ayers, and Art Simek.. Cover by Alex Ross. Is he man or monster...or is he both? Find out as Al Ewing and Joe Bennett take Bruce Banner to hell and back in the complete, infernal saga of the Immortal Hulk! Every time Bruce dies, he rises again...as the Hulk! And he is being hunted: by the government, by Alpha Flight, by the mysterious Shadow Base, even by the Avengers! But Bruce has even bigger problems. Something terrible has infected him. Something with unspeakable plans for humanity. And the answers lie beyond...the Green Door! Featuring friends and foes both old and new as well as multiple Hulk personas, this horror reinvention of a Marvel icon is like no comic book you have ever read before! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,592 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $150.00.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 122 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Label #1257389018

Cover art by Herb Trimpe. The Hulk's Last Fight!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Herb Trimpe; Despairing after he turns into his human alter ego and finds that the Hulk has destroyed a train for no apparent reason, Bruce Banner finds a newspaper headline that asks him to come to New York as Mr. Fantastic believes that he has discovered a way to do away with the Hulk for good; Riding the rails to the Big Apple, Bruce tries to jot some notes of his own regarding Reed's process and secures them to his waist as he finds himself transforming once again into the Hulk to face down some pesky hoboes; By the time he makes it to the Baxter Building, our hero is once again in the form of Bruce Banner but an irate security guard makes his metabolism race and he changes into his monstrous alter ego; During Hulk's battle with the F.F., Sue notices as the pouch with Bruce's notes falls from the Hulk's waist and the Thing is called on to keep the jade giant occupied while Reed uses the new information to modify his weapon design in trying to banish the Hulk for good. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 122 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover art by Herb Trimpe. The Hulk's Last Fight!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Herb Trimpe; Despairing after he turns into his human alter ego and finds that the Hulk has destroyed a train for no apparent reason, Bruce Banner finds a newspaper headline that asks him to come to New York as Mr. Fantastic believes that he has discovered a way to do away with the Hulk for good; Riding the rails to the Big Apple, Bruce tries to jot some notes of his own regarding Reed's process and secures them to his waist as he finds himself transforming once again into the Hulk to face down some pesky hoboes; By the time he makes it to the Baxter Building, our hero is once again in the form of Bruce Banner but an irate security guard makes his metabolism race and he changes into his monstrous alter ego; During Hulk's battle with the F.F., Sue notices as the pouch with Bruce's notes falls from the Hulk's waist and the Thing is called on to keep the jade giant occupied while Reed uses the new information to modify his weapon design in trying to banish the Hulk for good. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Incredible Hulk Omnibus HC (2020-2022 Marvel) By Peter David 1st Edition 4A-1ST NM- 9.2

Mike Deodato, Jr. Cover

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects The Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #436-467, #-1, The Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) Annual #1997; The Savage Hulk (1996); Cutting Edge (1995 Marvel); Cable (1993-2002 1st Series) #34; Onslaught: Marvel Universe (1996); Incredible Hulk/Hercules: Unleashed (1996), and Heroes Reborn: The Return (1997) #1-4.

Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr.

Peter David's character-redefining run comes to its incredible end!

Major Matt Talbot sets his sights on capturing the jade giant - and with Hulkbusters and the Ringmaster on his side, he might just succeed! Meanwhile, terror group the Alliance pushes the world to the brink of nuclear war - but why is the Hulk claiming credit?! Then, Onslaught does the impossible - physically separating Bruce Banner from the Hulk!

While Banner finds himself reborn, the Hulk faces a harsh truth about his traumatic past - and a health crisis that might kill him! Does Apocalypse have the answer? And what terrible tragedy will bring about the end of an era?

Hardcover, 1,248 pages, full color. Rated T+

Credits:

Written by Peter David, Jeph Loeb, Dave Gibbons, Bill Messner-Loebs, B.J. Estes, Matt Wagner, Chris Cooper, Bill Rosemann, Scott Lobdell, Joe Casey, and Mark Waid.

Art by Angel Medina, Mike Deodato, Jr., Jeff Rebner, Adam Kubert, David Brewer, Dave Gibbons, Sam Keith, Dane McCart, Bill Reinhold, Humberto Ramos, Pasqual Ferry, Pat McEown, Tim Sale, Tim Townsend, Paul Pelletier, Jesse Dalperdang, Mike McKone, Ian Churchill, Joe Bennett, Salvador Larroca, Kevin Lau, Javier Pulido, Robin Riggs, Steve Moncuse, Tom Wegryzn, Mark Farmer, Dan Green, Cam Smith, Andrew Pepoy, Bud LaRosa, Mark Irwin, Scott Hanna, Art Thibert, Mark McKenna, Bob Wiacek, Al Milgrom, Jesse Delperdang, Cam Smith, Mark Prudeaux, Sean Parsons, and Joe Kubert.

Cover price $125.00.

King in Black (2021 Marvel) 4A CGC 9.8 SS Momoko Stegman

Paper: White

Signed by Peach Momoko 9/24/25.

Label #4634289004

Written by Donny Cates . Art and Cover by Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer. WHAT'S A GOD TO A KING? Plus an exclusive prelude to Demon Days by Peach Momoko inside! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Marvel Comics Index (1976) 4 FN+ 6.5

Magazine series devoted to indexing Marvel Comics Series with synopsis of each title, and info (picture of cover, date, story title, art & writing credits, character appearances and other comments) on each issue of the series. Also Includes a list of crossover appearances. THIS ISSUE covers The Fantastic Four and The Silver Surfer. Jim Steranko cover. Synopsis of Fantastic Four. Notes on Marvel Boy of the 1950's. Daring Mystery Comics # 6, Marvel Boy # 1-2, & Astonishing # 3-6. Fantastic Four # 1-180, Annuals # 1-11, & Giant Size # 1-6. Human Torch # 1-8. Silver Surfer # 1-18. Personnel & Major Character cross reference indexes. Golden Age cover gallery. Cover price $4.95.

Marvel Comics Library: The Amazing Spider-Man HC (2022 Taschen) XXL Edition 1-1ST VF/NM 9.0

Includes Box and Book - Limited to 5,000 copies - XXL Edition - 11-in. x 15-in.

Includes Box and Book

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #1-21.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko.

This XXL-sized volume collects the classic first 21 stories of the world's favorite web slinger from 1962-64.

The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel and Certified Guarantee Company. With an in-depth historical essay by Marvel editor Ralph Macchio, original art, rare photographs, and other gems, these 698 pages of wall-crawling wonder will make anyone's spider-sense tingle with anticipation.

Hardcover (with Box), 11-in. x 15-in., 695 pages, full color. All Ages

NOTE: Limited to 5,000 copies.

Cover price $200.00.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 51-1ST VF+ 8.5

Volume 51 - 1st printing. "GOLDEN AGE HUMAN TORCH" Collects Human Torch (1940) #2-5a. Written & Illustrated by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, and JOE SIMON. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Introduction by Roy Thomas. Marvel presents more Golden Age goodness, reprinting the first four issues of HUMAN TORCH, 2-5a, from 1940-41. (Yes, folks, odd numbering was not solely the province of modern comic books; the Torch's solo book started with issue 2 and had two 5s.) This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures, including the introduction and origin of Toro, the Flaming Torch Kid. See the Torch and Toro fight side-by-side with the Sub-Mariner, as he once again crashes into New York City! Also featuring the adventures of Microman, Mantor the Magician, the Fiery Mask and the Patriot. Hardcover, full color. Cover price $54.99.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 88-1ST FN+ 6.5

Volume 88 - 1st printing. "GOLDEN AGE HUMAN TORCH!" Collects Human Torch Comics (1940-1949) #5b-8. Story and art by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, MICKEY SPILLANE, BASIL WOLVERTON, RAY HOULIHAN, and ART GATES. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Introduction by Roy Thomas. Marvel presents more Golden Age goodness from 1941-1942. (Yes, folks, odd numbering was not solely the province of modern comic books; the Torch's solo book had two #5s) This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures featuring two titanic and epic-length battles between the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner. First, amidst a raging World War, Sub-Mariner declares all-out war on the surface world attacking Hitler, Stalin & Mussolini before he sets his sights on New York City. Only the Human Torch, Toro, Kazar, the Patriot and the Angel stand in his way of total world conquest. Then the most fantastic plot in the history of modern warfare plunges the Human Torch and Sub-Mariner into an epic struggle against each other when the villainous Python hypnotizes Torch into aiding Hitler's cause. Plus, Torch and Toro face off against the Secret Arsenal, the Legion of Despair and Agent X. Also featuring 'Tubby & Tack,' 'Swoopy the Fearless,' stories by pulp legend Mickey Spillane and Basil Wolverton's 'Peculiar People.' Hardcover, 266 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 249-1ST NM 9.4

Volume 249 - 1st printing. "Marvel Two-in-One: Book 2!" Collects Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #11-20 and ANNUAL #1, Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #47 and FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #11. Written by Roy Thomas, Bill Mantlo, Roger Slifer, Len Wein, and Tony Isabell. Art by Bob Brown, Ron Wilson, Herb Trimpe, Arv Jones, Sal Buscema, and John Buscema. Cover by Arvell M. Jones. Whether it's heroes looking to team up or villains trying to test their mettle, everybody loves an adventure with the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing! And we have no doubt you'll love the adventures this volume has in store. With Luke Cage, the Thing fights the giant monster Braggadoom! With Iron Man, he encounters the mythical hero Prester John! With the Golem, Son of Satan and the Scarecrow, murderous demons are conjured! With Morbius, it's the return of the Living Eraser; with Ka-Zar, he lays a knuckle sandwich on a T. rex; with Spider-Man, it's a MTIO/MTU crossover classic - and with the FF, the Invaders and the Liberty Legion, the Thing travels back in time to World War II to battle the Third Reich! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 696 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 318-1ST NM 9.4

Volume 318 - 1st printing. "Marvel Two-in-One: Book 6!" Collects Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #61-74.

Written by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio. Art by Jerry Bingham, George Perez, Ron Wilson, Mike Nasser, Frank Springer, Gene Day, Pablo Marcos, and Chic Stone. Cover by George Perez.

Remember when the FF encountered Him? Well, Thing and Starhawk discover Her!

This sets off a multi-part saga of cosmic proportions that draws in Moondragon, the High Evolutionary and - wouldn't you know it, the being formerly known as Him: Adam Warlock! But isn't he dead?

Then, the Thing fights alongside Stingray, Scarlet Witch and Triton in an underwater adventure against the Serpent Squad! Further team-ups with Hyperion and the Angel set up another mini-epic teaming the Thing, Mister Fantastic and the Inhumans against the super-villainous threat of Maelstrom!

This TWO-IN-ONE trip concludes with a battle against dinosaurs in a secret high-tech land with Quasar, Ben's old boss at Project PEGASUS, and a special Christmas issue with the Puppet Master!

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Limited to 675 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4353029001

"Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. A second monthly series for the Amazing Spider-Man begins with a team-up with his friendly rival in the Fantastic Four! After bumping into the Sandman on a New York beach, the web-slinger rushes to the Baxter Building! Only Johnny Storm is home on Christmas Eve, and he agrees to help Spider-Man track down the Sandman. The wall-crawler and the torch locate their foe in New Jersey, and the breakneck battle begins! Will Spider-Man and the Human Torch go easy on the Sandman? 'Tis the season! First appearance of Misty Knight (unnamed in the story). (Notes: The Marvel Team-Up title is published bi-monthly thru issue #7. Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) 106 is also published this month. This story was reprinted in 1974 in the Marvel Treasury Special - Superhero Holiday Grab Bag.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 1 VG/FN 5.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch.

"Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. A second monthly series for the Amazing Spider-Man begins with a team-up with his friendly rival in the Fantastic Four! After bumping into the Sandman on a New York beach, the web-slinger rushes to the Baxter Building! Only Johnny Storm is home on Christmas Eve, and he agrees to help Spider-Man track down the Sandman. The wall-crawler and the torch locate their foe in New Jersey, and the breakneck battle begins! Will Spider-Man and the Human Torch go easy on the Sandman? 'Tis the season! First appearance of Misty Knight (unnamed in the story). (Notes: The Marvel Team-Up title is published bi-monthly thru issue #7. Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) 106 is also published this month. This story was reprinted in 1974 in the Marvel Treasury Special - Superhero Holiday Grab Bag.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 3 FN 6.0

"The Power to Purge!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Vince Colletta. The web-slinger and the Human Torch team up for the third issue in a row to take on Spider-Man's newest adversary! At the end of Amazing Spider-Man 102, Morbius the Living Vampire survived his plunge into the river. And now he's on the hunt again! Near the Empire State University campus, the torch and the wall-crawler catch up to Morbius! But under a full moon, no one is beating the Living Vampire. Stalemate is the best possible outcome against the bloodthirsty Morbius. Cameo appearances by Martine Bancroft, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, and the Thing. (Notes: This issue is the third appearance of Morbius. Parts of the story are reprinted in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #6. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969) 35 Cent Variant 73 FN

35 Cent Variant, limited distribution. Fantastic Four # 91 reprint: "The Thing Enslaved!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Kirby/Sinnott cover. Cover price $0.35.

Mephisto vs. ... (1987) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4697997007

Mephisto vs. the Fantastic Four - "Give the Devil his Due!" Story by Al Milgrom. Art by John Buscema and Bob Wiacek. No being in the Marvel Universe personifies evil more than the malevolent lord of the underworld - Mephisto. This sinister demon sets out on a machiavellian quest that will set him against some of the Marvel U's bravest and brightest heroes. First up - the Fantastic Four. Can Mephisto accomplish what Doctor Doom, Diablo, and Annihilus could not? Can he tear apart Marvel's First Family? Cover price $1.50.

Moon Knight (1980 1st Series) 16 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #1300346006

"Shadows of the Moon!" Written by Jack C. Harris. Art by Denys Cowan, Steve Mitchell, Joe Rubinstein and Klaus Janson. Cover by Denys Cowan and Steve Mitchell. A mob boss plans on blowing up the East Coast communications grid centered in New York and hires the deadly Blacksmith to make sure that Moon Knight doesn't interfere with his schemes. Includes the back-up tale "Seekers of Stone!" By Jack C. Harris, Jimmy James and Armando Gil. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3798292004

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC 2.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0257373019

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC 1.8

Paper: Off white

Label #4697769015

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC 0.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Cream to off white

Restoration includes: glue on spine of cover. (back cover missing.)

Label #4697769016

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC 0.5

Paper: White

Last page missing.

Label #4697769017

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC Coverless

Paper: Cream to off white

Coverless. Cover is a color copy.

Label #4697769014

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 2 VG- 3.5

1.5" Spine split from top.

"When Lands the Saucer!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Exiled to planet Earth by his former master, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, a being empowered with the Power Cosmic itself, finds he cannot penetrate the invisible barrier which the Devourer of Worlds has encompassed the planet with. However, this barrier does not prevent others from beyond the stars from coming to Earth and wrecking havoc. Thus, when a malevolent race of aliens descend upon the unsuspecting citizens of Earth, only the Silver Surfer possesses the power to stop them. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Coming of the Krills!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. 68 pages Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 5 VG 4.0

"...And Who Shall Mourn for Him?!" Cameos by the Fantastic Four and the X-Men. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. The Silver Surfer encounters a being of unimaginable cosmic power. Can even the Sentinel of the Spaceways hope to defeat the enigmatic Stranger? Meanwhile, for the fate of many innocent lives, one man will make the ultimate sacrifice. Includes the Watcher back-up "Run, Roco, Run!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and John Tartaglione. 68-page giant. Letter to the editor from Wendy Pini (Fletcher) of Elfquest fame.

1st appearance of Al Harper. He makes a return in Silver Surfer: Ghost Light (2023 Marvel) #1. - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 7 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2103010006

"The Heir of Frankenstein!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John John Buscema. When a madman clones the power of the Silver Surfer, the Sentinel of the Spaceways finds himself in mortal combat with a creatures who power rivals his own. Includes the Watcher back-up "I, the Gargoyle." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Dan Adkins. Final 64-page giant. First appearance of Marvel's Frankenstein. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 7 VG+ 4.5

"The Heir of Frankenstein!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John John Buscema. When a madman clones the power of the Silver Surfer, the Sentinel of the Spaceways finds himself in mortal combat with a creatures who power rivals his own. Includes the Watcher back-up "I, the Gargoyle." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Dan Adkins. Final 64-page giant. First appearance of Marvel's Frankenstein. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 7 GD/VG 3.0

2" Spine split from top.

"The Heir of Frankenstein!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John John Buscema. When a madman clones the power of the Silver Surfer, the Sentinel of the Spaceways finds himself in mortal combat with a creatures who power rivals his own. Includes the Watcher back-up "I, the Gargoyle." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Dan Adkins. Final 64-page giant. First appearance of Marvel's Frankenstein. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 10 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

"A World he Never Made!" Part 1 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. In an effort to better understand mankind, the Silver Surfer ventures among them, incognito. Cover price $0.15.