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Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 133 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4285769012

"The Molten Man Breaks Out!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. The Molten Man is completely out of control -- as he desperately gathers the minerals and isotopes needed to reverse his deteriorating condition. The web-slinger battles Mark Raxton's alter ego first in the hospital (to save Ned Leeds' life), then in the science museum, and finally on a subway train bound for Brooklyn! It's a fiery finish! But for whom? The Molten Man or your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man? Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Liz Allan, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: The Molten Man returns in Amazing Spider-Man 172. Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 featuring Spider-Man was also published this month. The letters page includes Marvel Value Stamp series A #66 General Ross by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 110.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 133 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4649142007

"The Molten Man Breaks Out!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. The Molten Man is completely out of control -- as he desperately gathers the minerals and isotopes needed to reverse his deteriorating condition. The web-slinger battles Mark Raxton's alter ego first in the hospital (to save Ned Leeds' life), then in the science museum, and finally on a subway train bound for Brooklyn! It's a fiery finish! But for whom? The Molten Man or your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man? Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Liz Allan, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: The Molten Man returns in Amazing Spider-Man 172. Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 featuring Spider-Man was also published this month. The letters page includes Marvel Value Stamp series A #66 General Ross by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 110.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 267 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4697734010

Direct Edition. "The Commuter Cometh!" Script by Peter David. Art by Bob McLeod. Cover by Mark Bright and Kyle Baker. The Amazing Spider-Man leaves the big city and travels to the suburbs to catch a robber! But once the web-slinger arrives in Scarsdale, he discovers that suburban life is nothing like his daily life in New York City! Out in suburbia there aren't any tall buildings for web-swinging or rooftops to leap over! So, Spidey has to travel by foot and avoid the neighborhood watch patrol! Fortunately, the proportionate speed, strength, and agility of a spider play just as well in the 'burbs as they do in Manhattan! And the web-slinger eventually gets his man! Cameo appearances by the Human Torch and Matt Murdock. (Note: Spider-Man wears both of his costumes in this issue -- first the black one and then the traditional red and blue.) 36 pgs. Cover price $0.65.

Creatures of the ID (1990) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0152708010

Stories and art by Jeffrey Lang, Michael Allred and Bernie Mireault. Cover by Allred and Mireault. One-shot anthology includes the first-ever appearance of Frank Einstein, who would later develop into Allred's wacky superhero, Madman. 24 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 15 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white

Label #4742164014

Spider-Man and Ghost Rider in "If An Eye Offend Thee." Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Don Perlin. Cover by Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia, and John Romita. Spider-Man and Ghost Rider battle the Orb. First meeting between Spider-Man and Ghost Rider. Origin and first appearance of the Orb. The Orb appears next in Ghost Rider (1st series) 14. This issue was first reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition 18 and Marvel Tales 254. 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 15 FN/VF 7.0

Spider-Man and Ghost Rider in "If An Eye Offend Thee." Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Don Perlin. Cover by Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia, and John Romita. Spider-Man and Ghost Rider battle the Orb. First meeting between Spider-Man and Ghost Rider. Origin and first appearance of the Orb. The Orb appears next in Ghost Rider (1st series) 14. This issue was first reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition 18 and Marvel Tales 254. 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvels of Science (1946) 1 VG- 3.5

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Cover by Robert Pious. Stories and art by Sid Greene, George Markos, Herman C. Browner, Robert Sanders and Art Helfant. Non-fiction comics about advances in science at mid-century. This was the first comic under the Charlton imprint. A speculative article about the first moon landing, from the perspective of 1946. A biography of Danish physicist Niels Bohr, who figured out the answer to the wave/particle question. Another article predicts how technology will change American life after 1946. Some predictions came true, like color TV, film-less cameras, and frozen food; others, like the aluminum dress and metal bathing suits, remain to be invented. Jet Plane, the Aircraft of the Future; Hero Scientist of the Atom Bomb; Young Scientist's Home Experiments; The First Trip to the Moon; Professor Blowfuse I.S. N.U.T.S.; Making the Weather in Peace and War; Gibson Girl Radio Kit; Wonder World of the Present & Future; Hunting Rhino in Uganda; Riding a Blister; Explorers of the Deep Sea; Device Showing Heart Reaction to Excitement; Lie Detector's Work; Charlie of the Navy; Dog Dead or Alive? 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Scooby-Doo (1997 DC) 14 VF- 7.5

Scooby and the gang take a trip to New York City to investigate all of the strange and mysterious things that are happening in the big city's subway system in "I'll Take Manhattan." Script by Michael Kupperman and art by Joe Staton & Andrew Pepoy. Issue also has "Scooby's Amaze-Ing Adventure" with script by Chris Duffy and art by Joe Staton & Andrew Pepoy. Cover price $1.95.

Shadow (1973 1st Series DC) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4475009002

"The Doom Puzzle." DC's faithful take on '30s radio star The Shadow makes its debut, showcasing beautifully O'Neil's snappy dialogue and Kaluta's gorgeous artwork. The Shadow and his agents stop an armored car robbery that was planned by a Wall Street stockbroker. Script by Denny O'Neil, art by Michael Kaluta. Cover by Kaluta. Cover price $0.20.

Shadow (1973 1st Series DC) 1 VF- 7.5

"The Doom Puzzle." DC's faithful take on '30s radio star The Shadow makes its debut, showcasing beautifully O'Neil's snappy dialogue and Kaluta's gorgeous artwork. The Shadow and his agents stop an armored car robbery that was planned by a Wall Street stockbroker. Script by Denny O'Neil, art by Michael Kaluta. Cover by Kaluta. Cover price $0.20.

Shadow (1973 1st Series DC) 1 FN+ 6.5

Signed by Michael Kaluta (splash), certification is not included.

"The Doom Puzzle." DC's faithful take on '30s radio star The Shadow makes its debut, showcasing beautifully O'Neil's snappy dialogue and Kaluta's gorgeous artwork. The Shadow and his agents stop an armored car robbery that was planned by a Wall Street stockbroker. Script by Denny O'Neil, art by Michael Kaluta. Cover by Kaluta. Cover price $0.20.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 9 FN- 5.5

"...To Steal the Soul of the Silver Surfer!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. The embodiment of evil in the Marvel Universe, Mephisto, has sent a powerful force for evil to bring him the soul of the Silver Surfer. Cover price $0.15.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 25 #3 GD/VG 3.0

The Glory That Was" by L. Sprague de Camp, and "The Last Days of Shandakor" a novelette by Leigh Brackett, plus "Looking for Something" a short story by Frank Herbert. Alex Schomburg Cover.

Vol. 25, No. 3 - April 1952. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by L. Sprague de Camp, Leigh Brackett, Oliver Saari, Charles E. Fritch, and Frank Herbert (first published science fiction story, "Looking for Something?"). Alex Schomburg illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 129 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4328542017

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. The Human Torch and the Thing star in "The Terrible Trio!", script by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers (co-plot), pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frankie Ray); On the golf course, Doris nags Johnny by comparing him to "gentlemanly" Peter Parker; When the latest emergency arises, she says a girl like her should have her head examined; Johnny falls into a trap of The Terrible Trio, but manages to send out a distress signal to Ben, who takes on these losers and saves Johnny's life in a railway yard. "Beware...Tiboro! The Tyrant of the Sixth Dimension!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Don Rico (script), art by Steve Ditko; A panel of three scientists appear on a TV program, rejecting Dr. Strange as an authority on the supernatural and dismiss magic as superstition; When the lights go out the men vanish and Dr. Strange is summoned; He discerns that the idol they dismissed is a gateway to the dimension of Tiboro, a powerful entity set to attack Earth; Strange travels to Tiboro's land and a fierce battle commences. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.