Auctions: comic books in 'Giant-Sized Issue', graded by CGC

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 11 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4036059007

Giant-size issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Giant-size issue. Rogues in the House starring Thak [an ape] (villain, introduction), Nabonidus, Igon, Jenna, and Murilo (introduction), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; adapted from Rogues In the House by Robert E. Howard. Letter to the editor from cartoonist Fred Hembeck. Windsor-Smith cover. 52 pgs. Cover price: $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 197 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4727467023

48-page giant. Cover by Dick Giordano. "The Wrath of Dr. Cyber!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; While Diana arms herself, Ching gets the location of Cyber's underwater lair from the henchwoman they had captured; They free Trench and destroy Cyber's headquarters, but the villain escapes. Following a lead of Trench's, the three heroes head to Bjorland, where they again find Cyber, who offers Trench a fortune to betray his allies; Trench takes the treasure Cyber offered and runs, leaving Diana and Ching to fight off Cyber's falcons, as the villainess escapes; They are joined by Reginald Hyde-Whyte who tends to their wounds and takes them to London where Diana loses herself in Carnaby Street and thoughts of romance, while Ching avoids another attempt on his life. Reprints Wonder Woman 181 and 182. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Batman (1940) 234 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4580659002

Batman stars in the story "Half an Evil" which is the first appearance of the Silver-Age Two Face. Script by Denny O' Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the story "Vengeance for a Cop." Script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. Reprint: 1964 story "Trail of the Talking Mask" which introduces the "new look" for Batman, symbolized by the addition of an oval around the bat-insignia. Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, and inks by Joe Giella. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis (misspelled "Razakis"). Adams cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 199 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4727467024

48-page giant. Cover by Jeff Jones. "Tribunal of Fear," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Giordano; Diana encounters Jonny Double, a private detective who prods her into a fight (which she wins) to test her prowess, and then offers her a job; Double is currently employed by nightclub magnate Fellows Dill, the "dean of beautiful women"; A fanatic religious/moralist organization called The Tribunal is out to murder him for his embodiment of values with which they disagree. Editorial by O'Neil discussing the character of Wonder Woman. "Battle of the Mermen!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Girl and Renno battle sea-centaurs who have attacked the Mer-man world. Statement of ownership - average print run 302,500; average paid circulation 159,263. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 199 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4635794003

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48-page giant. Cover by Jeff Jones. "Tribunal of Fear," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Giordano; Diana encounters Jonny Double, a private detective who prods her into a fight (which she wins) to test her prowess, and then offers her a job; Double is currently employed by nightclub magnate Fellows Dill, the "dean of beautiful women"; A fanatic religious/moralist organization called The Tribunal is out to murder him for his embodiment of values with which they disagree. Editorial by O'Neil discussing the character of Wonder Woman. "Battle of the Mermen!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Girl and Renno battle sea-centaurs who have attacked the Mer-man world. Statement of ownership - average print run 302,500; average paid circulation 159,263. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 200 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4727467025

48-page giant. Cover by Jeff Jones. "The Beauty Hater," script by Denny O'Neil, art by Dick Giordano; Diana knocks Fellows Dill down, and Jonny Double takes his gun; Wonder Woman vs. Dr. Cyber and Doctor Moon. "Mer-Boy vs Bird-Boy!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Diana Prince and I-Ching watch children playing a game of tug-of-war, and Diana remembers a time in which she played tug-of-war, with herself as the rope between Mer-Boy and Bird-Boy; The story is a non-canon Wonder Woman Family tale, reprinted from Wonder Woman #144. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 98 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0105591018

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "Mansion of the Misbegotten!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman goes to visit his old friend Roger Birnam, who is dying, he promises to watch over Birnam's wife Clorinda and his son Enoch; After the funeral, when a man who posed as Birnam's doctor and as a religious articles salesman turns out at the Gotham morgue, victim of a ritual murder, Batman rushes to Birnam Towers to check on Birnam's family; Batman soon finds himself caught in a Satanic cults rituals, which involve little Enoch. Reprint back-up story (from Phantom Stranger 1, September 1952): "The Killer Shadow!" starring Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry. Reprint back-up story: "One Challenger Must Die" starring the Challengers of the Unknown, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown. Article in which Jim Aparo talks about his career. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 102 CGC 9.8 Don Rosa Collection

Paper: White

Don Rosa Collection.

Label #0706490006

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Commune of Defiance," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13), Neal Adams (pages 14-21), and Dick Giordano (page 22), inks by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13) and Dick Giordano (pages 14-22); Batman recruits the Teen Titans to help defuse an explosive confrontation between Gotham City's "Establishment" and the Young Aquarians, a group of young citizens inhabiting a crime-ridden neighborhood; The situation is complicated by an internal struggle for control of the neighborhood, fought between a local crime boss and the Young Aquarians. Reprint story from The Doom Patrol #100: "The Robot-Maker Must Die" starring Robotman, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bruno Premiani. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.