Auctions: comic books in 'Luke Cage'

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 300D FN 6.0

Direct Edition. Special double-size issue. "Days of Rage!" Guest-starring Power-Man and Iron Fist, S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man, Daredevil, the Avengers, and Doctor Strange. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Gerry Talaoc. Free of Banner's influence, the Hulk is more enraged and savage than ever before. As he gets his mad-on in the middle of New York City, the green goliath makes short work of the local authorities and S.H.I.E.L.D., even Power Man and Iron Fist can not stand against this monster gone wild. As Spider-Man and Daredevil do all they can to run damage control and protect the innocent bystanders, help arrives. The mighty Avengers are on the scene and what follows is one of the greatest super-hero battles of all time. As the Incredible Hulk and Thor the god of thunder clash the very Earth trembles. As the battle escalates and threatens to destroy the city, Doctor Strange arrives with a spell that could save them all and change the Hulk's life forever. 52 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 1 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Minor crack to upper back side, over 1". Top edge label strip is missing.

Label #0017005013

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 2 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4710029001

"Vengeance is Mine!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. When Luke Cage's actions cause a decline in business for a local drug dealer, he is forced to pit his diamond-hard fists against the deadly assassin known as Diamondback. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 2 FN- 5.5

"Vengeance is Mine!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. When Luke Cage's actions cause a decline in business for a local drug dealer, he is forced to pit his diamond-hard fists against the deadly assassin known as Diamondback. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 57N VG 4.0

Water damage.

Newsstand Edition. "The Living Monolith!" Guest-starring the Uncanny X-Men. Story by Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Trevor Von Eeden and Frank Springer. Sure, Power Man is strong, and Iron Fist has very few rivals in the martial arts, but even the Heroes for Hire are as nothing next to the raw power of the Living Monolith. Luckily, they'll get some help from the Children of the Atom when they take on this titanic menace. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.