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Giant-Size Defenders (1974) 3 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3970507004

Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Joe Sinnott. New story: 1st appearance of Korvac in "Games Godlings Play!", script by Steve Gerber (script, plot), Jim Starlin (plot), and Len Wein (plot), pencils by Jim Starlin (layouts), Dan Adkins (finished art), Don Newton (finished art), and Jim Mooney (finished art), inks by Dan Adkins (pages 1-7, 10-11, 22-27, 43), Don Newton (pages 14-19, 31-36, 38), and Jim Mooney (pages 8-9, 30, 37, 39, 44); The Grandmaster and the Prime Mover play a game for the fate of the Earth; The Grandmaster selects the Defenders for his "pieces" and the Prime Mover selects several alien "pieces" and combat begins. "The World Destroyers!" starring the Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett. "The House of Shadows!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Doctor Strange is on the scene to observe a TV crew as they prepare to enter & broadcast about a "Haunted House." Letter from Mary Jo Duffy. 68 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Godzilla vs. Barkley (1993) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4680273002

Written by Mike Baron and Alan Smithee. Art by Jeff Butler and Keith Aiken. Cover by Dave Dorman. The world's mightiest monster battles earth's greatest athlete in the most outrageous, board-slamming, super-dunking game of hoops in the history of History itself! A clash so huge, only writer Mike Baron and artists Jeff Butler and Keith Aiken can fit it on a page. Bigger than Bigfoot, space aliens, and Elvis combined! Until your last breath, you will remember what you were doing on the fateful day Godzilla met Charles Barkley. FC. Cover price $2.95.

Harvey Hits (1958) 48 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4190992005

Cover by Joe Simon. Stories and art by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy. A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue features reprints of Lee Falk's Phantom comic strip. When a lawless town appears at the site of a lucrative uranium mine, the Phantom decides to enforce law and order - only to be trapped inside a mine for his troubles. Plus, a Foreign Legionnaire exposes a plot that could have started a war. The Ghost Who Walks in Uranium Valley; Back From the Dead; Ricardo and the Wolves; How to Ride a Horse, Lesson 4: Behavior of Horses; Tuaregs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 43 FN/VF 7.0

"A Past Gone Mad!" Part 3 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, the Vision, and the Scarlet Witch. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Mike Esposito (finishes), and Dave Hunt (finishes). Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. If the Dark Rider can beat Doctor Doom, the Vision, and the Scarlet Witch, does Spider-man have a chance? Flashback cameo by Reed Richards. (Note: This issue includes a brief retelling of Doctor Doom's origin, as well as a full-page ad for Hostess Cup Cakes featuring Spider-Man vs. Man-Mountain Marko (and guest-starring Mary Jane Watson). The letters page contains a letter from comics publisher Dean Mullaney, and Marvel Value Stamp Series B #46 Captain America.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD (1968 1st Series) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Jim Steranko. "So Shall Ye Reap... Death!", script and pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by Frank Giacoia and Joe Giella (assist); (Page 5, panels 9 and 11 redrawn by John Romita Sr. to allow the issue to pass the Comics Code Authority); Jimmy Woo goes through a death-trap laden "fun house" as his initiation as a SHIELD agent; Later, in his apartment, Fury & Val get romantic; The next day, off the Pacific Coast, en route to the Heli-Carrier in a bizarre twin-bodied jet, Fury & Jimmy are knocked out of the sky and wind up on a volcanic island transformed into a "Garden of Eden" and biological laboratory by "Centurius" - formerly Dr. Noah Black, a scientist who disappeared in the 1930s when his theories were scoffed at; After creating both new & extinct forms of life and sending them into space, he plans to rain down fire on the entire Earth, for forty days and forty nights, cleansing it so his creations can start anew on a world "without the threat of mass murder, intimidation, fear"; With the help of a visiting movie company and their robot gorilla prop, Fury & Woo put the kibosh on his plans. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 49 VG 4.0

Cover art by Lee Elias. "The Fury of the Fiery Avenger," script by Bob Haney, art by Lee Elias; Johnny Blake has been missing for several years, and while trailing him, Cave and his band encounter a fiery giant deep inside earth. Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales ad. "Give and Take" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff; The children take some broken and unused toys to Mr. Craig, who helps them to repair them and they then donate them to charity uses. The Doom Patrol ad. Ollie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Challengers of the Unknown ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Simpsons Comics (1993 Bongo) 1A CGC 9.6 Direct Poster Included

Paper: White

Label #4735175009

Regular Edition with "Giant Simpsons pull-out poster." Creepy Crawly Tales flip-book. Cover art by Bill Morrison. The Amazing Colossal Homer, script by Steve Vance (plot and script) and Cindy Vance (plot), pencils by Steve Vance (layouts) and Bill Morrison (finishes), inks by Bill Morrison and Tim Bavington; Mr. Burns tests his Rejuvenator Ray on Homer Simpson, resulting in Homer growing to colossal proportions. The Collector!, script by Steve Vance, pencils by Steve Vance (layouts) and Sondra Roy, inks by Bill Morrison; The Collector accidently locks himself in his comic vault when the butler goes away for the weekend, and must burn his precious comic collection to avoid freezing to death. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Spidey Super Stories (1974) 30 VF+ 8.5

"Day of the Hunter!" Story by Nick Cuti and Kolfax Mingo. Art by Sal Buscema, Winslow Mortimer, and Mike Esposito Cover by Sal Buscema. Kraven the Hunter has kidnaped the cast of the Electric Company. Can Spider-Man save them before it's too late? Includes the 1-page features "Fantastic Four: Fact File" and "Wit of the Webslinger." Includes the back-up tale "The Big Tow!" Guest-starring the cast of the Electric Company. Plus, Spidey and the Fantastic Four team-up to stop Kang the Conqueror in "White House Rip-Off!" Featuring the clip and collect Spidey Stamp: #14 Kang. Cover price $0.35.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 115 FN/VF 7.0

"The Great Space-Tiger Hunt!" (art by Murphy Anderson), "Quest of the Curious Robots," and "The Gem Invasion of Earth!" (art by Carmine Infantino). Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 8 CGC Coverless/Incomplete

Paper: Cream to off white

Coverless. Centerfold Missing.

Label #4742164012

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. U.S. Savings Stamps ad. Untitled Sub-Mariner story, art by Carl Pfeufer; The murder of a lighthouse keeper leads the Sub-Mariner into joining the USMC at Parris Island to uncover the perpetrator. Ad for Human Torch Comics #10. The Setting of the Rising Sun starring The Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer; The shooting down of a U.S. blimp, still loaded with its instruments, becomes the target of the Japanese, so Sub-Mariner decides to hide them. Tommy's Taken For a Ride text story. Genius For Murder starring The Angel, script by Kermit Jaediker, art by Gustav Schrotter. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 50 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Human Top!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirbym, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck; Henry Pym follows the crime spree of the Human Top in the newspapers but the Wasp convinces Henry to go after him as Giant-Man. Mystery Trip text story, art by Joe Maneely; Tommy's uncle returns from a space journey needing to re-learn how to walk on earth instead of floating. The Secret of Sagattus!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Matt Fox; A wise king listens only to the advice of a hunchback, causing the jealous nobles to murder the hunchback. No Ending!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber; A dictator is tormented by dreams of running on a treadmill suspended high in the sky. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 52 VG+ 4.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Cover cleaned. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Black Knight Strikes!, script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers; After being arrested for treason by Giant-Man, Professor Garrett flees to Europe where he manipulate the genes of horses and eagles to create a winged horse. X-Men #3 ad, art by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Avengers #3 ad, art by Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman. Not What They Seem!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and George Roussos [as G. Bell]; The Wasp tells the tale of prison escapees who try to avoid a planet with a trap, but are doomed when they take the wrong side in a battle of the sexes. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 57 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4594265012

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. On The Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers and Paul Reinman; Egghead tricks Giant-Man into attacking Spider-Man in order to distract them while he robs an armored car. A Voice in the Dark!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Chic Stone; The Wasp stops a thief by pretending to be the Invisible Girl. Ads for Fantastic Four #28 and The Amazing Spider-Man #14, art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Sol Brodsky. The Balloon text story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 68 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Jack Kirby, Bob Powell, and Vince Colletta. Peril From the Long-Dead Past!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Powell and Vince Colletta; Realizing that the strain of growing and shrinking so much is doing damage to his body, Hank adjusts his helmet so he can only grow to one size--the 35 foot height of Giant-Man; With the Ant-Man side of his abilities out of his bag of tricks, he adjusts Jan's helmet so she can cybernetically communicate with wasps; Oh, and the Human Top attacks too. Back from the Dead!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); Saving Talbot and himself from plunging to their deaths, the Hulk decides he is tired of world travel and leaps home; Waking up in gamma base, Bruce is once again jailed as a traitor and the President once again sets him free (Rick told the commander in chief the secret of the Hulk a few issues ago); Banner and Talbot are once again sent to Astra Island to continue a test of the absorbatron but the leader sends an army of Humanoids who finally succeed in capturing the Hulk. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 159 FN 6.0

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta and John Romita (alterations to Thor's arm). Thor's origin is expanded upon in "The Answer At Last!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Odin reveals that he created the identity of Dr. Don Blake when he exiled Thor to Midgard years ago. Appearances by Balder, Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg. Cameos by Heimdall and Loki. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.