Auctions: comic books in 'Skeleton'

Adventures Into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 25 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3747215011

"The Men From Mars," "Nightmare!" (art by Joe Sinnott), "A Million Light-Years Away" (art by Bill Everett), "Two Times Two!" (art by Paul Reinman), "The Mad Mamba!" (art by Joe Maneely), and a two-page text story, "A Man's Past." Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Bill Everett, Joe Sinnott, Sam Kweskin, Joe Maneely, and Paul Reinman. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 165 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #2097920021

"Stegron Stalks the City!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Len Wein. Art by Ross Andru (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia. Rampaging dinosaurs interrupt Peter and Mary Jane's date at the Museum of Natural History! Wow, where did the ancient creatures come from?! Incredibly Stegron, the dinosaur man, has brought them back to life with stolen technology from SHIELD! However that's only half of the dinosaur man's sinister scheme! He also kidnaps young Billy Connors to force Dr. Connors to do his bidding! But the Stegosaurus-like villain has forgotten one thing: when you mess with the Connors...you get the Lizard! Cameo appearances by Martha Connors, Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson, and Dr. Marla Madison. (Notes: Stegron previously appeared in Marvel Team-Up 20. The Lizard formerly appeared in Giant-Size Spider-Man 5.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.30.

Chamber of Chills (1972 Marvel) 8 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745258009

All reprints: Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). She Wouldn't Stay Dead!; A man kills his annoying wife to get some peace and quiet. I Wait in the Dungeon!, art by Sam Kweskin; When a prisoner of a Soviet gulag is finally released from solitary confinement, he has been reduced to an animated skeleton. Jerry's New Job, art by Tony DiPreta; A man gets a job working as a file clerk in an office run by the Devil. Terror in the North!, art by Don Perlin; A man hunting a werewolf is so afraid of becoming a werewolf himself that he kills himself when he mistakenly believes that he has been bitten. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 19 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4752687009

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Dead Live On, art by Alfredo Alcala; Aunt Rachel's spirit returns from the dead to possess Angela in an attept to tell her Lord Wrathbone's secret. The Specter from the Bog, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Sam Glanzman; A ghostly rider leads the German Army into quicksand to save two Dutch regiments. The Phantom Pick-Up text story. The Body in Mystic Lake, art by Rico Rival; The ghost of Rita Hanks retrieves her wig. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Giant Size Conan (1974) 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4200839025

Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Gil Kane and Tom Sutton. Cover by John Buscema and John Romita. Conan Bound!; story adapted from REH's Conan the Conqueror. The Hyborian Age of Conan map. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Frank Giacoia. Zukala's Daughter; Conan frees villages of Zukala's control, saves Zephra from demon, and defeats Zukala--who disappears with his daughter Zephra; inspired by REH poem "Zukala's Hour." 68 pages, full color. $0.50.

NOTE: Robert E. Howards novel The Hour of the Dragon starring his most famous character – Conan - was adapted by Roy Thomas, Gil Kane and John Buscema in 6 chapters in Marvel Comics' Giant Size Conan (1974) #1-4 and Savage Sword of Conan (1974-1995 Magazine) #8, 10. – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

Cover price $0.50.

House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 117 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4753254011

Cover art by Luis Dominguez. "An Eye for an Eye," script by Jack Oleck, art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua); A Duke makes a bargain with a witch who demands a human sacrifice as payment in order to gain revenge against a hated rival after the Duke's wife leaves him; The witch summons demons in order to aid the Duke's men and they take the rival and a young boy whom the Duke assumes is the child his ex-wife gave the man when she died in childbirth. "Don't Cry for Uncle Malcolm," script by Gerry Boudreau, art by Alex Niño; A man's uncle dies and he and his sister drive up to attend the funeral, but the locals are hostile and refuse to give direction; When they finally locate the house, they realize that the uncle was a voodoo practitioner who used his powers to keep the locals in thrall. 2 Abel's Fables cartoon pages by Sergio Aragonés. "Revenge for the Deadly Dummy!", script by Steve Skeates, art by Alfredo Alcala; A wooden dummy picks itself up and heads out of the garbage dump seeking revenge on its master for tossing him aside after twelve years of faithful service so he could become a standup comedian. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 15 GD- 1.8

Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. "Satan Can Wait," art by Paul Reinman; When a man enters a bar and, as a gag, offers a skeptic a contract for his soul for one million dollars, the skeptic signs it. "Killer in the House" text story. "Till Death Do Us Part," art by Vic Carrabotta; A man finally works up the nerve to strangle his cheating wife but an atomic war breaks out, and the two of them find their bodies fused together by atomic radiation. "The Face That Followed," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Al Luster; An escaped convict vows to haunt a hermit who has murdered him after ascertaining where his stolen loot was buried. "Bewitched," art by Mannie Banks; In 1686 a man asks a woman to marry him and is turned down so he plants evidence to get her condemned as a witch. "The Man Who Was Nobody," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Ed Winiarski; A Martian sleeper agent is eradicated when his usefulness is ended due to incarceration in an asylum. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4410605015

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "The Temple of Abomination!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Dick Giordano (figures) and Terry Austin (backgrounds); Red Sonja enters a temple and is attacked by a race of Satyrs. Continued from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #3. "Red Sonja," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Esteban Maroto, inks by Neal Adams and Ernie Chan; When Red Sonja returns with a tiara she was sent for by King Ghannif she learns her "reward" is to be made a part of his harem; from The Savage Sword of Conan #1. Of Swords and She-Devils article about Red Sonja by Roy Thomas. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4410605014

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "The Temple of Abomination!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Dick Giordano (figures) and Terry Austin (backgrounds); Red Sonja enters a temple and is attacked by a race of Satyrs. Continued from KULL AND THE BARBARIANS #3. "Red Sonja," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Esteban Maroto, inks by Neal Adams and Ernie Chan; When Red Sonja returns with a tiara she was sent for by King Ghannif she learns her "reward" is to be made a part of his harem; from The Savage Sword of Conan #1. Of Swords and She-Devils article about Red Sonja by Roy Thomas. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 4 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4756092009

Cover art by Frank Thorne. "Eyes of the Gorgon," script by Bruce Jones, pencils by Frank Thorne; Red Sonja comes to a town that is being attacked by a Gorgon, who is turning the townspeople to stone. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Feature (1975 2nd Series) 7 VF- 7.5

Cover art by Frank Thorne. "The Battle of the Barbarians!", script by Roy Thomas, art by Frank Thorne; Red Sonja delivers a stolen page from the Book of Skelos to Karanthes, but Conan has tracked her there and wants the page for himself. Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Spider-Man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Mystic (1951 Atlas) 21 GD+ 2.5

2" Cumulative spine split. Only one staple (manufacturing). Tape on interior cover and pages. Water damage.

Zombie in the Streets, art by John Buscema. Dorothy's Doll, art by Gene Colan; A man buys a lifelike doll for his ill child unintentionally fooling Death into taking the doll and leaving the girl. The Honeymooners, art by Tony Mortellaro; A man strangles his new bride, and when confronted by a neighbor, is told to mind his own business because that is what she wanted; He is a ghost and now his wife is a ghost, too. Isle of no Escape text story. Homicide; Jim Lane kills a bothersome tramp, then tries to frame his neighbor, an inadvertent witness, for the murder. The Ghost Comes Back!, pencils by Dick Ayers; A woman fools a criminal into thinking that her returning husband is a member of the undead. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 6 CGC 9.4 SS Mignola

Paper: White

Signed by Mike Mignola on 06/06/10.

Label #1017442002

Punisher vs. terrorists. Part 1 of 2. Story by Mike Baron. Art by David Ross and Kevin Nowlan. Cover by Mike Mignola. Frank is awakened by muffled gunshots and discovers a murder scene. This sets him on the trail of arms dealers. But what he finds is even more disturbing. Arabs are purchasing plutonium to make a bomb for an act of terrorism some where on United States soil. Continues in next issue. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Red Sonja (1983 2nd Marvel Series) She-Devil with a Sword 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4745024019

Direct Edition. "The Blood That Binds!" Written by Christie Marx and Roy Thomas. Art by Tony DeZuniga and Ernie Colon. Cover by John Buscema. The She-Devil with a Sword embarks on a voyage with her golden-skinned companion Zora as they accompany a maiden on her harrowing journey across the sea. Red Sonja pits her courage and mighty sword-arm against pirates, the elements,and a conspiracy for murder! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

Strange Mysteries (1951 Superior) 12 GD 2.0

2" Spine split from bottom due to oxidation. Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second.

Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "The Golden Skeletons"; A cemetery caretaker and his wife discover that the cemetery's skeletons have turned to gold; They take them to their house and grind them into gold dust. "One Second to Live"; A convicted murderer relives his life in the second of his hanging; He sees his mother murdered and his discovery that his father was the murderer. "Fatal Proof" text story by John Martin. "No Escape from Evil"; A woman marries an old man for his money; She pushes him off a cliff. The old man although dead returns to kill the widow's new boyfriend. "Devil's Festival"; The village of Walpurgen in Austria, destroyed by Turks, reappears every 100 years; An American couple chances upon it, sees hangings, torture and stonings, and is almost burned at the stake. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 135 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Man for the Job!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Nick Fury reports to the Pentagon, encountering Life Model Decoys: replicas of himself; He is driven in a gadget-filled car that converts to flying mode; Fury learns about SHIELD, an international organization whose job is to stop HYDRA, fanatics bent on world domination; Fury meets Tony Stark, in charge of SHIELD's weaponry, who tells Fury he was chosen to lead SHIELD. "Eternity Beckons!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; In London, seeking info on "Eternity," Dr. Strange goes to the secluded home of Sir Baskerville, a former disciple of Mordo's, who greets him as an old friend; Meanwhile, Dormammu discovers that Clea set the Mindless Ones free and swears she will pay for her betrayal; Baskerville contacts Mordo, who sends an emissary to trap Strange but it backfires, allowing Strange to discover that Dormammu is the one behind Mordo's attacks and increased power. Notes: 1st S.H.I.E.L.D., 1st Hydra, 1st Nick Fury as agent of shield, 1st appearance of LMD (Life Model Decoy). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Suspense (1950) 22 CGC 2.0 Restored

Restored: C2

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: spine split sealed to cover, piece added with tape to cover.

Label #4379128009

Cover art by Bill Everett. The Blood Brothers!, art by George Roussos; Scientists regret increasing the intelligence of a pig when he duplicates the formula and ships it all over the world to pig farmers to build an army. The Gabby Ghost, art by Bernie Krigstein. Strike! Hate!, art by Ogden Whitney. Too Late! Each Night I Drown, art by Vernon Henkel. The Bomb!, art by Fred Kida. 48 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 9 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Bob Powell, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A convict tunneling to freedom breaks through the wall into Hell itself. "True" legends of the Leopard Men of Africa. Competing mountain climbers resort to murder to be the first to reach a summit. Bubble, Cauldron, Bubble; The Stranger; Food for Thought; The Tunnel; Backwash; Flying Saucers; The Leopard Men; The Prize. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 10 FR 1.0

Near-complete spine split. Spine brittle. Cover detached.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Al Eadeh, Manny Stallman, and John Giunta. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Practical jokers have fun and games scaring each other, until one of them gets his brain knocked out. A history of all the horrible things that have happened on a Monday. A man named Noah builds a boat to escape his nagging wife, in the hilariously titled "Noahs Arg-h!" Big Joke; Murder for Sale; Why We Call It Blue Monday; Noahs Arg-h!; A Rose Is a Rose; The Big Idea; Man Made Monsters; The Trial. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Unexpected (1956 DC) (Tales of ...) 156 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4605620004

Cover art by Nick Cardy. A Lunatic Is Loose Among Us!, script by Carl Wessler [as Cal Williams], art by Nestor Malgapo. Un-lucky Horseshoe, script by Murray Boltinoff [as Al Case], art by Jerry Grandenetti. Death Is A Dummy In Disguise, script by Carl Wessler, art by Alfredo Alcala. Monstrosity!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Gerry Talaoc. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745072025

Cover art by Joe Kubert. New framing sequence with art by Joe Kubert. Fort Which Did Not Return!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath. The Story Behind the Cover, script and art by Joe Kubert. The End of the Sea Wolf, script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert. End of a Convoy text story. Baker's Dozen!, script by France Herron, art by Irv Novick. You Must Go, script and art by Joe Kubert. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 19 FN- 5.5

Cover art by Luis Dominguez. The Platoon That Wouldn't Die!, script by Arnold Drake, art by Gerry Talaoc; set during World War II; Part 1 (6 pages), Part 2: "The Rise and Fall of Major Bruener!" (7 pages), and Part 3: "A Riddle Within a Riddle!" (7 pages). 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 62 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4744778023

Cover art by Joe Kubert. The Grubbers, script by Roger McKenzie, art by Howard Chaykin; set during World War II. You Only Die Twice!, script by George Kashdan, art by Frank Redondo; set in 1876 at Little Big Horn. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.