Auctions: comic books in 'Giant Insect'

Kamandi (1972 DC) 12 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4668524013

"The Devil and Mister Sacker." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Kirby and Royer. Kamandi befriends a giant grasshopper (known as the "Devil") and names him Kliklak. He then discovers that he must against Bull Bantam, who has abused Spirit, the sister of Flower. Cover price $0.20.

Kona (1962-1967 Dell) 7 VG 4.0

Signed by Sam Glanzman (splash). Certification not included. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and Don Segall. Primitive warrior Kona tries to protect the Dodd family from the dinosaurs and gigantic creatures that populate Monster Isle. Kona and the Dodd family are menaced by gigantic ants on yet another lost island. But a sudden burst of geysers happens at just the right time. Anak tries to save a blind eagle's sight after the guardian bird attacks Thoth, thinking him an enemy. Cool giant-ant cover, possibly by Vic Prezio. Creatures; Kona; The Ant Runway; Anak. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Rip Hunter Time Master (1961) 29 VG+ 4.5

Final issue. The Doom from Giant Valley - Written by George Kashdan. Art by Bill Ely. Cover by Gil Kane. Can Rip Hunter make it back to the Time Sphere? He can't fight the giant spider with just a crowbar, after all! Can anyone, anywhere, wreck the insect invasion? Don't miss this web of thrills, told in three chapters this issue! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) Annual 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4066318001

All non-superhero reprints: "I Unleashed Shagg Upon the World!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers (from Journey Into Mystery 59); "I Come From the Shadow World!" Script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko (from Tales of Suspense 7); "He Waits For Us in the Glacier!" Art by Don Heck (from Tales to Astonish 7); "I Became a Human Bomb!" Art by Paul Reinman (from TTA 6); "Grottu, King of the Insects!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Ayers (from Strange Tales 73); "I Know the Secret of the Poltergeist!" Script by Lee, art by Ditko (from TTA 1); "I Saw the Serpent That Saved the World!" Art by Heck (from JIM 55); "The Stranger in Space!" Art by John Forte (from JIM 53); "I Saw Diablo, the Demon From the Fifth Dimension!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Ayers (from TOS 9); "I Found the Giant in the Sky!" Script by Lee, art by Ditko (from JIM 55); "Beware! The Ghosts Surround Me!" Art by Heck (from ST 76); "I Saw the Invasion of the Stone Men!" Script by Lee, art by Ditko (TTA 6); and "A Martian Walks Among Us!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Ayers (from ST 78). Cover art by Kirby/Ayers taken from interior stories. Cover price $0.25.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 110 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4742164010

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Secret of the Superman Trophy starring Superman, Les Keegan, and Lois Lane, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Mystery Superman! starring Superman, Hal, and Lois Lane, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino. The Defeat of Superman starring Lex Luthor, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman battles a giant ant. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 151 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4753243001

First 20-cent cover price. Cover art by Bob Oksner. Attack of the Locust Creatures!, script by John Albano, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Bob Oksner; Jimmy Olsen, Percy and Meg rescue Superman from locust-like aliens and stop their invasion of Earth. Letter from Bob Rozakis. Carmine Infantino discusses the price change to 20 cents. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 14 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. I Created Krang! The Most Fantastic Monster The World Has Ever Known!, Chapter One, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A scientist's formula makes an ant giant and super-intelligent. Chapter Two: Krang!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Remedy Oil text article, art by Marie Severin. Behold! I Am the Master of Time!, art by Steve Ditko; In a black magic book, a thief finds instructions for creating a time machine which runs on electricity, but after robbing people in the 18th century and attempting to return to the 20th, he realizes he is stuck in the past because there is no electricity in the 18th century. The Thing in Human Form!, art by Don Heck; A Martian is sent to Earth to kidnap a human scientist who has invented a weapon that Mars wants to use against Jupiter. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 8 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Don Perlin. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A killer has a near-death experience and realizes how close he is to losing his soul for good. An evil hypnotist seeks revenge on his ex-wife and her new boyfriend. An evil suit of armor is the undoing of two antique collectors. Hive!; Abominable Snowman; The Search; The Eyes of March; Final Blow; Vision in Bronze. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.