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Invaders (1975 Marvel 1st Series) 11 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4751899010

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"Night of the Blue Bullet!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Frank Robbins and Frank Springer. The Invaders try to stop the uncanny power of the Blue Bullet. Meanwhile, a transfusion of blood from the original Human Torch has an unexpected effect on Jacqueline Falsworth, the victim of a vampire's bite. 32 pages FC   Cover price $0.30.

Invaders (1975 Marvel 1st Series) 13 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #0137968023

Part 2 of 2 - "The Golem Walks Again!" Guest-starring the Golem. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Frank Robbins and Frank Springer. The Invaders are at the mercy of the Nazi villain, Colonel "The Face" Eisen. And their only hope may lie in the hands of a creature from myth and legend. 32 pages FC Cover price $0.30.

Invaders (1975 Marvel 1st Series) 24 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4298593017

Fill-In Issue – By Carlos Burgos and Bill Everett. Cover by Gil Kane. The story from last issue continues in issue #25. Meanwhile, this issue reprints material from Marvel Mystery (1939) #17. Featuring the first team-up of the Savage Sub-Mariner and the Golden Age Human Torch. 32 pages FC Cover price $0.35.

Invaders (1975 Marvel 1st Series) Annual 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4745010008

"Okay, Axis – Here We Come!" Guest-starring the Avengers. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Frank Robbins and Frank Springer. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Additional art by Alex Schomburg, Don Rico and Lee Elias. Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, and Human Torch must battle Hyena, Agent Axis, and the Shark, villains from their past. Plus, the Invaders come face-to-face with Yellow Jacket, Black Panther ,and the Vision, but what are the Avengers doing in 1941. Featuring a sinister appearance by the Grandmaster. 32 pages FC NOTE: The events in this issue tie-into Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #71. Cover price $0.50.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4591909005

"Years of Glory, Day of Doom!" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia. Imperius Rex! Witness the startling origin of Prince Namor. Plus, how can the scion of Atlantis defeat a foe who can read his thoughts and knows his every move before he does? 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple.

"Years of Glory, Day of Doom!" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia. Imperius Rex! Witness the startling origin of Prince Namor. Plus, how can the scion of Atlantis defeat a foe who can read his thoughts and knows his every move before he does? 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 5 GD 2.0

Cover detached and glued to first wrap.

1st appearance of Tiger Shark. "Watch Out for Tiger Shark!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia. Get ready for the most dangerous creature that ever swam the ocean depths - Tiger Shark. Can even the mighty Sub-Mariner survive this deadly new foe? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 12 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3734972022

Written by Roy Thomas. Prince Namor finds himself fighting for his life against bizarre creatures in an arena of death! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 14 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4015292011

"Burn, Namor, Burn!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Marie Severin and Mike Esposito. Caught between the diabolical machinations of the mad Thinker and the Puppet Master, Prince Namor and the original Human Torch are forced to fight to the death! It's water vs. fire in the ultimate battle for the ages! Featuring cameos by the Avengers, Spider-Man, Nick Fury, the X-Men and the Thing. Includes pin-ups by Bill Everett, Jack Kirby, and Alan Weiss. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 27 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0906951011

Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito. "When Wakes the Kraken!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito (as Joe Gaudioso); Commander Kraken captures Dorma and Diane Arliss and tries to use them to get Sub-Mariner to join his group of pirates. Letter from Bernie Bubnis, a fan who put together the first New York Comic Book Convention. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 30 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Includes COA.

Label #3841062003

Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito. "Calling Captain Marvel," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito (Joe Gaudioso); Namor comes ashore and attacks Rick Jones who quickly calls upon his alter ego, Captain Marvel. During their battle, Namor suddenly collapses and Rick Jones takes care of him; Namor freaks out again and flees only to be restrained once again by Captain Marvel; During this scuffle, Namor regains his memory and tells Captain Marvel of a molecular polluter that threatens the Earth's waters; They make their way to the device and together prevent its from ever being used. Story takes place between Captain Marvel #21 and Avengers #89. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 32 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4739176003

Cover art by Sal Buscema. "Call Her Llyra, Call Her Legend," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney; Seeking an undersea ally, Namor makes his way to the undersea realm of Lemuria; Namor meets Llyra, the empress of Lemuria, who has overthrown Karthon; She tells him of her origin in hopes of persuading him to join her conquest of the sea; Namor wants nothing to do with it and is caught off guard and captured; Namor meets Llyra's sister, Laurie, who frees him; Namor battles with the sea creatures Llyra can control and their battle ends in her death; However, Llyra changes back to Laurie and he realized that they both shared one body; Namor meets her mother and learns that it was her that had actually freed him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 39 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4745255004

Cover by Sal Buscema and Marie Severin (alterations). "And Here I'll Stand," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Jim Mooney; Unable to find any trace of Llyra, Namor makes his way to New York City and decides to take over an abandoned prison island in New York harbor; Unfortunately, the authorities aren't too pleased with having Namor so close and demand that he leave; When Namor refuses, the authorities call on the army to attack Namor while an underwater demolition team destroys the island; Diane Arliss then tells him that his father may actually be alive, and Namor leaves on a new quest to find him. Cont'd in Daredevil #77. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 47 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4105435003

Cover pencils by Gil Kane and John Romita (alterations), inks by Bill Everet and John Romita (alterations). "Doomsmasque," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Mike Esposito; Namor, without his memories and haunted by the figure of his father, is injured escaping from the authorities and is taken in by a young woman; However, Namor has drawn the attention of Dr. Doom who is well aware of Namor's memory loss and is eager to get him to join his cause; Fortunately, pieces of his memory convince Namor that Doom isn't to be trusted and attacks him; Their battle is stopped by the young woman, Cindy Jones, who took Namor in and Dr. Doom invites them both to the Latverian Embassy; Doom tricks Namor into becoming his ally once again and they head out to attack an A.I.M. installation so that Doom can get his hands on the Cosmic Cube. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 49 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4739176005

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Dreamstone," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Namor falls beneath the might of Modok and his androids; Doctor Doom is forced to confront Modok directly; Namor manages to free himself and reach the Cosmic Cube; Doom meets up with him, but Namor has secured the destruction of the Cosmic Cube; They both flee as the Cosmic Cube's explosion destroys the A.I.M. base. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 55 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4739176006

Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Abominable Snow-King," script and art by Bill Everett; The mysterious destruction of a cargo vessel draws the Sub-Mariner's attention; He witnesses a strange assortment of sea creatures recovering the cargo, guided by some unseen hand; He follows them and uncovers the mastermind, Torg the Abominable Snow-King; Namor keeps Torg busy long enough for the survivors of the wreck to be rescued; He then leads Torg into a trap and forever dooms the monstrous creature. Letter to the editor from Two Man Horse graphic artist Eric Kimball. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 61 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4739176008

Cover by Bill Everett. "The Prince and the Pirate," script by Bill Everett and Steve Gerber, pencils by Bill Everett and Win Mortimer, inks by Bill Everett and Jim Mooney; Atlantis celebrates the return of its prince; Namor decides it's time Namorita returns to her undersea realm, but discovers that the plane she was on has been taken hostage; He follows the trail to the Hydrobase where he's attacked by Dr. Hydro and his amphibian men; Dr. Hydro defeats Namor and gloats over him as his invasion force is set to take over Atlantis. Bill Everett passed away after finishing only the first three pages; Completed by Win Mortimer and Jim Mooney. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 62 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4739176009

Cover by John Romita. "A Realm Besieged," script and art by Steve Gerber, pencils by Sam Kweskin, inks by Frank Giacoia; Namorita finds Namor and frees him from Dr. Hydro's prison; Meanwhile, Dr. Hydro and his amphibians have attacked Atlantis; Tamara leads Atlantis into battle and with the return of Namor and Namorita, the tide of the battle is turned; Dr. Hydro dies and reveals that there is no cure for the amphibians; Namor is left pondering the future of this new race of people. "Tales of Atlantis," script by Howard Chaykin and Steve Gerber, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Joe Sinnott; Almost 20,000 years prior to Namor's reign, Atlantis still existed above the surface; Emperor Kamuu leads the city's defense against the raiding Lemurians; In order to defeat them, he releases Magma from the earth below, but in so doing, destroys the Sea Wall, and dooms Atlantis to sink beneath the waves. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 68 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4739176010

Cover by John Romita. "On the Brink of Madness!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Jim Mooney; Namor returns to his underworld realm to find it devastated in the wake of the nerve gas contamination; Fortunately, his subjects are just in a comatose state and amphibian scientists are eager to help them; Namor takes the scientists to Dr. Hydro's island base and then seeks out Dr. Walthers who has been working on a force field device that can protect Atlantis from any other nerve gas contamination; However, the costumed villain Force stands in his way. Namor drives him off and continues his search for Dr. Walthers; Cameos by the Inhumans, the Fantastic Four, and Spider-Man. A note from Roy Thomas and Steve Gerber explaining a printing error on 50,000 copies of Sub-Mariner #68. Ad for Man-Thing and Ka-Zar. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 69 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3928636005

Two Worlds and Dark Destiny! Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by Steve Gerber. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by John Romita. The Avenging Son rampages through Empire State University! Why? Because hes trying to locate an ESU professor that can save Atlantis and her comatose citizens! But a certain web-slinging student isnt fond of Prince Namor wrecking his favorite campus! Once Spider-Man corrals the Sub-Mariner, he directs the Prince of Atlantis to the right place! And there the Avenging Son learns that he must find and defeat Force (again) to protect his undersea kingdom! Imperious Rex! Last 20¢ issue. Cameo appearances by Doctor Strange, Namorita, and Tamara. Flashback cameo by Orka. (Notes: Spider-Man and the Sub-Mariner meet again in Amazing Spider-Man 211. Force returns in Iron Man 140. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #20 Brother Voodoo. The bullpen bonus page contains promotional stamp #5 the Hulk. The promotional stamp is not to be confused with the actual series A stamp #5.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 23 Only

Paper: Off white

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Label #4732351002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 30 Only

Paper: Off white

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Label #4732351008

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 25 Only

Paper: Off white

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Label #4732351003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 26 Only

Paper: Off white

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Label #4732351004

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 27 Only

Paper: Off white

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Label #4732351005

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 28 Only

Paper: Off white

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Label #4732351006

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 1 CGC Page 29 Only

Paper: Off white

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Label #4732351007

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg, script and art by Bill Everett; Hitler decides to smash Atlantis for the trouble that Sub-Mariner has caused him, and in the first U-boat attack, the emperor is incapacitated and Namor assumes command. Untitled Sub-Mariner featuring a radium robbery, script and art by Bill Everett. Namor: His Boyhood text story by Ray Gill. The House of Horror starring Angel, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4700686009

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"If Vengeance Fails!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Jim Shooter. Pencils by George Evans. Inks by Jack Abel. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Joe Sinnott. In heartbreaking fashion the Sub-Mariner's long-time friend has perished at the hands of Dr. Dorcas. And now the enraged Avenging Son is ready to avenge! But Doctor Doom thinks a hasty retreat would be more prudent! So the Prince of Atlantis and the Latverian monarch escape to Castle Doom to plot their final assault on Attuma and Hydro-Base! And several hours later, the powerful pair strikes! Doctor Doom attacks by air and Prince Namor by sea! Do Attuma, Dr. Dorcas, and Tiger Shark stand a chance against the fighting mad Sub-Mariner? Imperious Rex! Deaths of Dr. Dorcas and Saru-San. Cameo appearance by Tamara. (Notes: Attuma returns in Avengers 154. Tiger Shark appears next in Ms. Marvel (1st series) 15. The letters page includes letters from comics historian Peter Sanderson and cartoonist Jay Zilber, respectively. This issue contains a full-page ad for Hostess Fruit Pies featuring the Hulk vs. the Abomination and Wendigo.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

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.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 35 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #19-113EF75-010

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Strange Encounter, art by Joe Maneely; An American tourist in Paris is unwittingly targeted by a spy as an intelligence courier and is nearly killed. Return of the Ant-Man Part 2: An Army of Ants, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym learns how to command ants to do his bidding and frees his captured assistants, with the help of the ants. Return of the Ant-Man Part 3: The Ant-Man's Revenge!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. The Doorway to Nowhere!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; After escaping from jail, Hugo Cragg heads for a deserted mansion to hide out until the heat is off. The Thing from Outer Space!, art by Don Heck. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 50 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Human Top!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirbym, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck; Henry Pym follows the crime spree of the Human Top in the newspapers but the Wasp convinces Henry to go after him as Giant-Man. Mystery Trip text story, art by Joe Maneely; Tommy's uncle returns from a space journey needing to re-learn how to walk on earth instead of floating. The Secret of Sagattus!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Matt Fox; A wise king listens only to the advice of a hunchback, causing the jealous nobles to murder the hunchback. No Ending!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber; A dictator is tormented by dreams of running on a treadmill suspended high in the sky. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 57 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4594265012

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. On The Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers and Paul Reinman; Egghead tricks Giant-Man into attacking Spider-Man in order to distract them while he robs an armored car. A Voice in the Dark!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Chic Stone; The Wasp stops a thief by pretending to be the Invisible Girl. Ads for Fantastic Four #28 and The Amazing Spider-Man #14, art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Sol Brodsky. The Balloon text story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 62 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4050277011

Cover by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. Giant-Man Versus the Wonderful Wasp!, script by Stan Lee, art by Carl Burgos and George Roussos; When Hank accidentally knocks himself out after a failed lab experiment, a petty thief makes off with his costume and begins to use the Giant-Man powers to commit crimes. Promo for Journey Into Mystery #110, Tales of Suspense #60, Strange Tales #127 and Sgt. Fury #12 reprinting their covers, art by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. Enter...the Chameleon!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko and George Roussos (as George Bell); The Hulk is captured in unbreakable restraints but slips through them when he turns back into Banner; Hearing that his buddy has been captured, Rick leaves Cap's side to go help his original super pal; The mysterious Leader sends the Chameleon to gamma base to find out what happened to an agent who didn't report back in. A Marvel-Masterwork Pin-Up of Hulk, art by Jack Kirby and George Roussos. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 68 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Jack Kirby, Bob Powell, and Vince Colletta. Peril From the Long-Dead Past!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Powell and Vince Colletta; Realizing that the strain of growing and shrinking so much is doing damage to his body, Hank adjusts his helmet so he can only grow to one size--the 35 foot height of Giant-Man; With the Ant-Man side of his abilities out of his bag of tricks, he adjusts Jan's helmet so she can cybernetically communicate with wasps; Oh, and the Human Top attacks too. Back from the Dead!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); Saving Talbot and himself from plunging to their deaths, the Hulk decides he is tired of world travel and leaps home; Waking up in gamma base, Bruce is once again jailed as a traitor and the President once again sets him free (Rick told the commander in chief the secret of the Hulk a few issues ago); Banner and Talbot are once again sent to Astra Island to continue a test of the absorbatron but the leader sends an army of Humanoids who finally succeed in capturing the Hulk. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 73 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4416183005

Cover by Jack Kirby, Gene Colan, Mike Esposito, and Vince Colletta. By Force of Arms!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin) and Vince Colletta; Neptune sends a group of electric eels to help Namor defeat the Demon of the Diamonds; Learning that Dorma has been exiled to the land of the Faceless Ones, Namor heads off to rescue her; Back in Atlantis, the citizens begin an active revolt against Krang. Another World, Another Foe!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby, Bob Powell, and Mike Esposito; Discovering the bullet that is lodged in the Hulk's brain, the Leader dissolves it with a laser and bathes our hero with gamma rays to give him strength; The Hulk still has Banner's mind but can no longer transform into human form thanks to the extra blast of radiation. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 81 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4730056006

Cover by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett. When a Monarch Goes Mad!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers; Namor is driven mad by the betrayal of Lady Dorma (she agreed to marry Krang last ish in order to protect the Sub-Mariner from the monstrous Behemoth); Dorma and Krang turn their skin to flesh color and head to the surface world to hide out. The Stage Is Set!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett; The Secret Empire hires Boomerang to obtain the plans for the Orion missile and the new bad guy on the block heads for gamma base; As Rick, Betty and Glenn are returned to the surface from the underground subterranean kingdom, Boomerang captures Betty to use as a bargaining chip for the missile. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 84 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers. Like a Beast at Bay!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers; Namor has lost his memory and the Leader of the Secret Empire convinces him to track down and kill the Hulk; As Namor rushes around New York looking for the jade giant, he is zapped by a ray from Krang which only succeeds in restoring his memory. Rampage in the City!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett, Jerry Grandenetti, Gene Colan, Bill Everett, and Dick Ayers; Finding gamma base deserted and everybody gone, the Hulk heads to New York City to try and find his old friends in the Avengers but finds himself attacked once again by city police; Rick, hearing that the Hulk is in the big apple, gets a job driving a car to New York for a mysterious stranger who tells him to be sure not to look in the trunk. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 91 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more; Chipped/broken bracket

Label #3746774019

Cover by Gil Kane. Outside the Gates Waits..Death!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett and Dan Adkins; As the new ruler of Atlantis, Byrrah has Namor arrested and sent to the dreaded Inferno Isle; Namor battles the lava monster that lives there and returns to Atlantis to seek his vengeance; Meanwhile, back in the undersea kingdom, Dorma has found Byrrah's hypnosis machine that won him the throne and uses it to turn the Atlantean allegiance back to Namor. Whosoever Harms the Hulk..!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gil Kane; Ross and his men try to revive the Hulk after his beating by the Abomnation; Returning from the brink of death, Hulk is about to leave when the pleading Rick Jones causes him to transform back to Banner; Banner uses his knowledge to lure Abomination back to Gamma base with Betty in tow; Hulk and Abomination clash once again; Watching from a distant galaxy, the Stranger realizes that the Abomination is a much better ally than the Hulk and zaps him to his side, ending the battle. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 91 VG/FN 5.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Gil Kane. Outside the Gates Waits..Death!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett and Dan Adkins; As the new ruler of Atlantis, Byrrah has Namor arrested and sent to the dreaded Inferno Isle; Namor battles the lava monster that lives there and returns to Atlantis to seek his vengeance; Meanwhile, back in the undersea kingdom, Dorma has found Byrrah's hypnosis machine that won him the throne and uses it to turn the Atlantean allegiance back to Namor. Whosoever Harms the Hulk..!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gil Kane; Ross and his men try to revive the Hulk after his beating by the Abomnation; Returning from the brink of death, Hulk is about to leave when the pleading Rick Jones causes him to transform back to Banner; Banner uses his knowledge to lure Abomination back to Gamma base with Betty in tow; Hulk and Abomination clash once again; Watching from a distant galaxy, the Stranger realizes that the Abomination is a much better ally than the Hulk and zaps him to his side, ending the battle. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 93 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Cover by Marie Severin and Frank Giacoia. The Monarch and the Monster, script by Roy Thomas and Dan Adkins; As Namor battles It, torpedoes from the submarine cause an avalanche, trapping It; Namor turns on the submarine and begins to punch holes in it; It (the creature) returns and they battle, further damaging the submarine and (apparently) killing it;The submarine leaves (with the carcass of It) while Namor breaks off, feeling weakness overwhelm him. He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin; Having 'caught' the Silver Surfer (believing him to be an alien starship), Hulk starts a fight with perhaps the only being on Earth stronger than Hulk is; The Surfer, irritated, knocks him out, then probes Hulk to discover the reason for his belligerence and discovers the damage done by the gamma radiation; Just as the Surfer prepares to reverse the damage and return Dr. Banner's life, Hulk wakes up and, seeing the action as an attack, lashes out. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 94 CBCS 8.0 Verified Sig Severin

Paper: White

Verified Sig; Marie Severin.

Label #20-161A96F-007

Cover by Dan Adkins. Helpless, at the Hands of Dragorr!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Bill Everett; As Namor plans his assault against the surface world, he is contacted by Dragorr, ruler of a small island, and invited to join him in conquering the world; Namor feels insulted by the surface man's affronity and decides to visit his island to teach him a lesson; Instead, he ends up being captured and forced to do Dragorr's bidding; It is only the timely intervention of the Lady Dorma that frees him and reveals the fact that Dragorr is a robot being run by the diminutive Gnome. To the Beckoning Stars!, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin and Herb Trimpe; The High Evolutionary finds himself beseiged on the planet of Wundagore II as his New Men revert to their bestial natures and attack; Thinking the Hulk may be just the help he needs to face his out of control creations, the Evolutionary has him captured and transported to his world. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 99 VG 4.0

Cover by Marie Severin and Dan Adkins. When the Monster Wakes!, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin and John Tartaglione; With the military base under control of the Lord of the Living Lightning and the threat of a deadly missile barrage looming, it is up to the Hulk and Talbot to retake the instillation and beat back the Living Lightning troops; The Hulk succeeds in stopping his foe but has to blow up the military base to do it. When Falls the Holocaust!, script by Archie Goodwin, art by Dan Adkins; Namor awakens in the ruins of Atlantis only to find that his army has taken off to start a war with the surface world; They plan on activating their latest and most dangerous weapon, the Hurricane Inducer, but the machine has not been tested and Namor fears that it will cause great harm to friend and foe alike; With his subjects already thinking him a traitor for allying with the piratical Plunderer, Namor doesn't do his tarnished rep any favors when he is caught destroying the Atlantean's most powerful weapon. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1979 2nd Series) 1N CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4756092003

Newsstand Edition. Originally presented in Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) #1 - "Years of Glory, Day of Doom!" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia. Imperius Rex! Witness the startling origin of Prince Namor. Plus, how can the scion of Atlantis defeat a foe who can read his thoughts and knows his every move before he does? 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.40.