Auctions: comic books 1956-1969

Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 116 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Page missing. Interrupts art and story.

Rawhide Kid (1955) 26 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4186290004

First 12c cover-priced issue. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Bob Forgione and Dick Ayers. Rawhide Kid stars in three tales by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers: "Trapped by the Bounty Hunter"; "Shoot-Out at Scragg's Saloon"; and "The Bullet-Proof Man!" Also in this issue: "Strong-Man" by Lee and Bob Forgione. Plus: 2-page text story "Stagecoach Race" with illustration by Joe Maneely, reprinted from Quick-Trigger Western (1956) #14. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Rip Hunter Time Master (1961) 2 VG- 3.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Written by Jack Miller. Art and Cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Bonnie Baxter and Corky Baxter must abandon the Time Sphere...or they'll be killed! But no...they've got to get it aloft...or they'll all be stranded in the past forever! Don't miss Rip Hunter in the 3-part tale by Jack Miller, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito: "The Alien Beasts from 500 B.C."; "Chapter 2: The Battle of the Alien Beasts"; and "Chapter 3: Rip Hunter's Last Stand"! Plus: 1-page text story "The Anti-Time Island"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sgt. Bilko (1957) 2 GD 2.0

1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Sgt. Bilko invents a story about the camp being infiltrated with spies to conceal the fact that he's holding an illegal dance and raffle on the base. How to Make New Friends public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner; Pete befriends a new kid in the neighborhood where Allergy is reluctant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sgt. Bilko (1957) 5 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419899009

Sgt. Fury (1963) 1 CGC 1.8

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #4188703006

First appearance of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandoes. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Commandos are ordered to rescue the Underground leader, captured by the nazis, before he reveals the date of D-Day. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales (1964) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4388597015

Joe Kubert and Russ Heath reprints; 80-page giant with 25c cover price. NOTE: In 2000 a replica edition was issued which has a $5.95 cover price. Cover price $0.25.

Shadow (1964 Archie) 6 PR 0.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story.

Jerry Siegel scripts, Paul Reinman art. Cover price $0.12.

Shock Illustrated (1955) 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4378731001

Painted cover by Rudy Nappi. Stories by Daniel Keyes, Jack Oleck, and Al Feldstein. Art by Reed Crandall, George Evans, Al Williamson, and Graham Ingels. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring crime tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. Cops capture "The Lipstick Killer" after a murder spree, and psychoanalysis reveals his accidental first murder when he was a toddler. A macabre bet between two med-school students leads to a man being buried alive, but the truth is worse still. A sheriff seeks the truth about a woman's death. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. The Lipstick Killer; My Brothers Keeper; A Question of Time; Dead Right. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

Showcase (1956-1978) 14 CBCS 5.0 Restored

Slight amateur restoration

Paper: Off white to white

Amateur Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover.

Label #21-1D352A2-008

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 4th appearance of the Flash in "Giants of the Time-World!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, battles the strongest menace of all time, people who grow bigger every second. Origin of Dr. Alchemy in "The Man Who Changed the Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; In the previous issue of Showcase, the Flash - after a hectic series of adventures - capture and sent to jail his most formidable foe, Mr. Element!; Now another criminal appears - more bold, more daring, and possessing even greater uncanny than Mr. Element - The Amazing Doctor Alchemy - who to Flash's astonishment turns out to be a two-in-one criminal! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 55 VG 4.0

Cover by Murphy Anderson. 1st solo Golden Age Green Lantern in Silver Age (pre-dates Green Lantern 40), Doctor Fate, and Hourman star in "Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; When Solomon Grundy last fought Green Lantern Alan Scott, Green Lantern encased Solomon Grundy in an emerald sphere prison floating above Earth; Years later, the sphere has now crash landed back on Earth, and Solomon Grundy has emerged to get his revenge on Green Lantern; Solomon Grundy instinctually heads back to his home of Slaughter Swamp, which at this point is bordering the Tyler Chemical Company plant; At the Tower of Fate, Kent Nelson is warned that there is trouble by his crystal ball; Seeing the source of the trouble to be Slaughter Swamp, Nelson becomes Dr. Fate; Hourman comes across Solomon Grundy in Slaughter Swamp; Hourman pops his Miraclo pill, then attacks Solomon Grundy. One-page text feature tells the origins of Dr. Fate and Hourman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 73 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4384477002

Cover art by Steve Ditko. 1st appearance of the Creeper in The Coming of the Creeper!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Don Segall (Dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Professor Yatz is kidnapped by "Reds"; Jack Ryder, mouthy TV host, is fired, then hired as a security investigator; He buys odds and ends for a bizarre costume for Devlin's society ball; He's stabbed and thrown in Yatz; Yatz hides his inventions: a molecular transmitter goes in the wound, and a healing serum in his veins. A Strange Tale Told by the Creeper filler page, art by Morris Waldinger. Ad for Action Comics #360, an 80-Page Giant featuring Supergirl, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Meet the Men Behind the Creeper; bios of Steve Ditko and Don Segall. Ad for the Enemy Ace, art by Joe Kubert. Ad for Ditko's Hawk and the Dove. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 79 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4076854011

Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Ad for Green Lantern #65 and Brave & Bold 81. 1st appearance of Dolphin in The Fantasy at 14 Fathoms!, script and art by Jay Scott Pike; US Navy frogmen cut into a sunken WWII Navy ship to retrieve documents from a vault; And spot a white-haired girl(!) at the sea bottom; When she's brought aboard, she turns blue from suffocation--because she has gills; With regular dips in the ocean, she falls for Chris and learns some English. Ad for Ideal's Captain Action, Action Boy, and Dr. Evil toys, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Ad for 80-Page Giant Superman #212. The Kid from Atlantis!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman helps Aqualad, a rejected child from Atlantis, to overcome his fear of fish; Aquaman adopts Aqualad as his sidekick. Article on "What's In a Fanzine." Ad for Captain Action #2, art by Gil Kane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2109746016

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #7177192006

"When Lands the Saucer!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Exiled to planet Earth by his former master, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, a being empowered with the Power Cosmic itself, finds he cannot penetrate the invisible barrier which the Devourer of Worlds has encompassed the planet with. However, this barrier does not prevent others from beyond the stars from coming to Earth and wrecking havoc. Thus, when a malevolent race of aliens descend upon the unsuspecting citizens of Earth, only the Silver Surfer possesses the power to stop them. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Coming of the Krills!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. 68 pages Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 2 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4397776003

"When Lands the Saucer!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Exiled to planet Earth by his former master, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, a being empowered with the Power Cosmic itself, finds he cannot penetrate the invisible barrier which the Devourer of Worlds has encompassed the planet with. However, this barrier does not prevent others from beyond the stars from coming to Earth and wrecking havoc. Thus, when a malevolent race of aliens descend upon the unsuspecting citizens of Earth, only the Silver Surfer possesses the power to stop them. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Coming of the Krills!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. 68 pages Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 3 VG+ 4.5

1st appearance of Mephisto. "The Power and the Prize!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. The valiant Silver Surfer comes face-to-face with the sinister creature who would go on to become his greatest adversary and one of the greatest forces for evil in the Marvel Universe, Mephisto! When the Lord of the Underworld kidnaps Shalla Bal, Norrin Radd has no choice but to venture into the stygian depths and face the devil himself to save the woman he loves. Includes the Watcher back-up "Why Won't They Believe Me?" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. Letter to the editor from comic writer Tony Isabella. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 4 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4388597016

"The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!" Guest-starring Thor. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema. When the Silver Surfer ventures to fabled Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, a misunderstanding sets the Sentinel of the Spaceways against the mighty God of Thunder. It's the Power Cosmic vs. godly might. It's Thor vs. the Silver Surfer in a battle that will truly shake the heavens! Includes the Watcher back-up "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Paul Reinman. Low distribution. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 4 CGC 1.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: cover re-attached with glue.

Label #4067757001

"The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!" Guest-starring Thor. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema. When the Silver Surfer ventures to fabled Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, a misunderstanding sets the Sentinel of the Spaceways against the mighty God of Thunder. It's the Power Cosmic vs. godly might. It's Thor vs. the Silver Surfer in a battle that will truly shake the heavens! Includes the Watcher back-up "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Paul Reinman. Low distribution. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 4 FR 1.0

7.5" Cumulative spine split. Water damage with staple rust/migration.

"The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!" Guest-starring Thor. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema. When the Silver Surfer ventures to fabled Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, a misunderstanding sets the Sentinel of the Spaceways against the mighty God of Thunder. It's the Power Cosmic vs. godly might. It's Thor vs. the Silver Surfer in a battle that will truly shake the heavens! Includes the Watcher back-up "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Paul Reinman. Low distribution. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 6 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4388597017

"Worlds without End!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema. Through an inexplicable occurrence, the Silver Surfer arrives in the far off future. A future where the galaxy has been made a barren wasteland and what few patches of humanity remain alive life as slaves to the despot responsible for everything. In order to save the universe the Surfer must give up that which he has sought for so long - freedom! Includes the Watcher back-up "The Unsuspecting!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Syd Shores and Frank Brunner. 64-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 8 VF- 7.5

"Now Strikes the Ghost!" Part 1 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. Mephisto, the very embodiment of evil, sends a powerful emissary, The Flying Dutchman, to destroy his hated enemy, the Silver Surfer. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 8 FN 6.0

"Now Strikes the Ghost!" Part 1 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. Mephisto, the very embodiment of evil, sends a powerful emissary, The Flying Dutchman, to destroy his hated enemy, the Silver Surfer. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 10 VG/FN 5.0

"A World he Never Made!" Part 1 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. In an effort to better understand mankind, the Silver Surfer ventures among them, incognito. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 11 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4289555003

"O, Bitter Victory!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. When a madman puts the Silver Surfer's true love's life in jeopardy, Norrin Radd does the only thing he can...send her back to Zen-La where she'll be safe, and perhaps lost to him forever. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 11 VG+ 4.5

"O, Bitter Victory!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. When a madman puts the Silver Surfer's true love's life in jeopardy, Norrin Radd does the only thing he can...send her back to Zen-La where she'll be safe, and perhaps lost to him forever. Cover price $0.15.

Spectre (1967 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4312866001

Written by Gardner Fox. Art and cover by Murphy Anderson. The use of an experimental anesthetic on a sniper-shot ambassador causes him to be possessed by his ancestor, an 18th century pirate named Captain Skull who has received strong supernatural powers in the process. Only the Spectre can stand against him. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Spin and Marty (1958-1959 Dell) 5-15CENT CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4405576007

15¢ Cover Price Edition. Art by Dan Spiegle. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Spin and Marty (1958-1959 Dell) 6-15CENT CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4405576008

15¢ Price Variant. "The Hermit of Thunder Lake" and "The Lost Canyon Mine." Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Spin and Marty (1958-1959 Dell) 7 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4405576009

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit (1964 Super Reprint) 12 VG+ 4.5

Water damage.

Star Trek (1967 Gold Key) 1 VG+ 4.5

Comic book version of the original Star Trek TV series that starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Photo cover of Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, & George Takei. Photo of U.S.S. Enterprise inside front cover. Note: There is ONLY one version of this issue. It has a photo of William Shatner on the back cover. There is no version of this issue with an ad on the back. "The Planet of No Return," script by Dick Wood, art by Nevio Zeccara; An expedition team discovers its secret too late... K-G, Planet of Death!; The planet K-G is a plant dominated planet that sends out spores that change mammals into plants; They also eat mammals; The crew beams down five crewmen and you never know who will make it because no one wears red. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Star-Studded Comics (1963 Texas Trio) 7 FN 6.0

Staple rust.

Star-Studded Comics 7 - July 1965 Format: Photo offset printing Wrap-around binding with staples in center. Original price was 50 cents Color cover by Howard Keltner features large picture of Dr. Weird and smaller shots of the Defender, the Fog, the Human Cat, and Powerman. First issue with color back cover features full page picture of the Defender versus Crystal Stone. "Let's Talk It Over!" column notes that it has been two years since the Texas Trio had their first meeting and decided to publish a comic book. Also states that the circulation of this issue was 1,000 copies and has letters from Jerry Phillips, Roger Elwood, Dave Bibby, Russ Manning, and Roy Thomas. Issue also has ads for other fan published magazines. Stories:Xal-Kor the Human Cat "Meets the Coil" Comic story with script and art by Richard "Grass" Green Dr. Weird versus "The Thing Out of Time" Comic story with script and art by Landon Chesney The Fog in "Meet Misty" Comic story with script and art by Bill "Biljo" White Powerman versus "the Blue Barrier" Text story by George R.R. Martin with illustrations by Buddy Saunders and Don Fowler. Note: Don Fowler and Buddy Saunders were the same person. The Defender Comic story with script by Al Kuhfeld and art by Dick Tatge and Kuhfeld Cover price $0.50.

Star-Studded Comics (1963 Texas Trio) 10 VG 4.0

1" spine split from bottom. Tape on interior cover and pages.

Star-Studded Comics 10 - Winter 1967 Format: Offset/Lithograph process Wrap-around binding with staples in center. Original price was 50 cents Color cover by Buddy Saunders features the Defender. Back cover by Buddy Saunders. "Let's Talk It Over!" notes print run of this issue at 500 copies. No letters in this issue. This issue also has a report and photographs of the Southwestern Con 1966 - the FIRST comic convention ever held in the state of Texas. Issue also has a half-page advertisement for the June 16-18, 1967 Houston Comic-Con, the second comic con held in Texas. Last issue with text stories. From #11 on are entirely comic stories. Stories:The Defender in "The Widow Worshipers!" Comic story with script by Larry Herndon and art by J. Star and Al Milgrom Dr. Weird in "Only Kids are Afraid of the Dark!" Text story by George R.R. Martin and illustrations by Buddy Saunders Xal-Kor the Human Cat in "Xal-Kor to the Rescue!" Comic story with script and art by Richard "Grass" Green "The Bloody Mary!" Comic story with script and art by Buddy Saunders Cover price $0.50.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 98 PR 0.5

REMAINDERED COPY.

"Attack on Fort Satellite" (pencils by Gil Kane); "The World That Grew!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino); and "The Spaceman Who Came to Dinner!" Kane cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 205 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1216807008

1st appearance of Deadman in "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?" Script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Carmine Infantino. Back-up story: "War of the Mind Readers!" Infantino/George Roussos cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 55 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Jack-In-The-Box," art by Mac Pakula; An ivory hunter regrets opening a tribal witch doctor's jack-in-the-box when inside it contains the spirit of the Elephant God. "Octopus!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Tony DiPreta; In 1980 a ship finds itself menaced by an octopus made gigantic by atomic bomb tests so a call is made to the past to shoot all nearby octopi and save the ship in a future time. "What Goes On Down There?", art by John Giunta; Underground invader's resolve to conquer the surface world fails when they realize that after millions of years adapting to life underground they are no bigger than ants. "The Spirit of '76," art by Joe Maneely; A young boy cleans out the attic of the old house his family moved into and meets a ghost from the Revolutionary War era. "Earth-Trap!", art by Robert Sale; The guardian of the force of gravity takes a vacation from the center of the Earth and gets hoodwinked by a phony medium attempting to demonstrate telekinesis so he goes back to the gravity controls and turns them up a notch and no one can move. "Man Without Fear!", script by Carl Wessler, art by George Roussos; A soldier's ghost demonstrates the bravery that the man never could in life. "The Threat From the Void," art by Paul Reinman; In the days of the cold war Jupiter sends a threat to Earth, close to achieving space travel technology, warning them if another global war breaks out Earth shall have to be destroyed. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 58 GD 2.0

Cover taped from interior. Water damage.

"He Floats Thru the Air" (art by Al Williamson and Ralph Mayo), "Menace From the Nether World!" (art by Gene Colan), "The Night of October Third!" (art by Dave Berg), "Man Lost" (art by Pete Morisi), "No Place on Earth," "The Secret of the Black Tube," and a two-page text story, "Sdrawkcab." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 72 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. "I Fought the Colossus!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An advanced supercomputer turns Earth into a utopia, but suspicion remains, only to be inflamed when it is found to be building a giant robot. "Weather Man" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship!", art by Don Heck; A cruel sea captain greedily pursues the flying Dutchman; He catches the ship, but is trapped there as a ghost, replacing the former ghost, who now can go free. "I Am the Abominable Snowman!", art by Paul Reinman; A thief steals a ruby from a Himalayan retreat, but a curse on the stone makes him intensely cold and forces him to wear heavy furs that keep him from returning to civilization. "I Saw the Elephants' Graveyard!", art by John Forte; An ivory hunter searches for the legendary spot where elephants go to die, but he finds that the spot is an inaccessible pit of quicksand. "I Entered the...Doorway to Doom!", art by Steve Ditko; A Russian farmer becomes a gold miner and uncovers a doorway into a dimension of malevolent beings. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 97 GD- 1.8

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "When a Planet Dies!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Humans are forced underground by the Suns death; An approaching planet alarms many, but humans vote against destroying it: saving Earth as the new planet, really a sun, thaws the dying world. "Mystery Pupil," art by Joe Maneely; A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal. "The Madness!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man is transported by a mist to the 16th century, where he is locked up as a madman; He escapes and is transported with the asylum keeper back to the present, where the keeper is taken for mad! "Goodbye to Linda Brown," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A girl in a wheelchair living with her aunt and uncle begins sleepwalking; In her sleep, she wheels herself underwater. "Behind the Dreadful Door!", art by Gene Colan; A painter breaks into a room which he thinks is the source of a famous artist's inspiration; It contains supernatural beings that model for the artist, who take the intruder as their own model. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 115 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #1362288007

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Dr. Strange's 4th appearance finally provides his origin in "The Origin of Dr. Strange," script by Stan Lee (co-plot, script) and Steve Ditko (co-plot, un-credited), art by Steve Ditko; Dr. Stephen Strange, a top neurosurgeon, damages his hands in an accident and seeks out a mystic for help; He saves the seer from his treacherous student, becoming his pupil and finding a new purpose; First mentions of Dormammu and the All-Seeing Agamotto (though no actual appearances). Baron Mordo appearance. Second appearance (and brief origin) of the Sandman in "The Sandman Strikes!", script by Stan Lee (co-plot, script) and Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited), art by Dick Ayers; The Human Torch fights and defeats Spider-Mans old enemy Sandman. "Zero of Time" text story. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 115 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Dr. Strange's 4th appearance finally provides his origin in "The Origin of Dr. Strange," script by Stan Lee (co-plot, script) and Steve Ditko (co-plot, un-credited), art by Steve Ditko; Dr. Stephen Strange, a top neurosurgeon, damages his hands in an accident and seeks out a mystic for help; He saves the seer from his treacherous student, becoming his pupil and finding a new purpose; First mentions of Dormammu and the All-Seeing Agamotto (though no actual appearances). Baron Mordo appearance. Second appearance (and brief origin) of the Sandman in "The Sandman Strikes!", script by Stan Lee (co-plot, script) and Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited), art by Dick Ayers; The Human Torch fights and defeats Spider-Mans old enemy Sandman. "Zero of Time" text story. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 126 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Scuffing on front of case; Scuffing to inner well of case

Label #3872694010

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First appearance of Dormammu and Clea (named in issue 146). The Human Torch and the Thing face the Thinker and the Puppet Master in "Pawns of the Deadly Duo!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman. Reed Richards and Sue Storm appearances. Doctor Strange stars in "The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!" Script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko. First letters page. Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 126 GD+ 2.5

First appearance of Dormammu and Clea (named in issue 146). The Human Torch and the Thing face the Thinker and the Puppet Master in "Pawns of the Deadly Duo!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman. Reed Richards and Sue Storm appearances. Doctor Strange stars in "The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!" Script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko. First letters page. Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 126 GD 2.0

Water damage.

First appearance of Dormammu and Clea (named in issue 146). The Human Torch and the Thing face the Thinker and the Puppet Master in "Pawns of the Deadly Duo!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman. Reed Richards and Sue Storm appearances. Doctor Strange stars in "The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!" Script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko. First letters page. Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 129 VG+ 4.5

1/2" cumulative spine split.

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.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 138 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4064961007

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Severin. "Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and John Severin, inks by John Severin; Aboard SHIELD's Intercontinental Ballistic Plane Fury uses the Televiewer Tube to locate the Betraton Bomb launch site; It is destroyed but the bomb was already launched; Agent G unsuccessfully implores her father, Imperial Hydra to come to his senses; He sends HYDRA's Fox Division to deliver his terms to every nation on Earth; Tony Stark prepares to show Fury the Braino-Saur,a new weapon when HYDRA agents capture him. "If Eternity Should Fail!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; In another dimension that defies description, Dr. Strange comes face-to-face with Eternity, who learns that Strange is indeed worthy of The Ancient One's trust; He knows that if Mordo & Dormammu are not stopped, all mankind will be in jeopardy; But after all Strange has been through, Eternity tells him he already has the power he needs; First appearance of Eternity; Appearance by Clea. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 146 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Nick Fury stars in "When the Unliving Strike!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Don Heck, inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); Aboard the Heli-Carrier Count Royale, a representative of A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) a society of the world's greatest intellects, is offended by SHIELD's security measures; Fury uses a sonic vibrator to blast into an underwater base but is trapped between electric energy waves; A stalemate occurs when Fury reveals he has fission bombs that would blow up the base; Story continues in part from Tales of Suspense 78 and, to a lesser extent, #79. "The End--at Last!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Denny O'Neil (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Using his mystic powers to temporarily bind the sleeping Eternity Dormammu lures Strange to another dimension and challenges him but as they begin their mystical combat Eternity breaks free; He tells Dormammu to end the violence, but instead he attacks Eternity; Their encounter is brief and destructive as Dormammu is smashed between two colliding spheres; Eternity vanishes while Strange is hurled between dimensions and rescued by The Ancient One; Appearances by Baron Mordo and Clea (who is finally named in this issue!) Merry Marvel Marching Society info and coupon. NOTE: First appearance of A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 150 VG 4.0

Staple rust, rust migration, water damage.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Nick Fury stars in "Hydra Lives!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and John Buscema (his first work for Marvel), inks by Frank Giacoia; Fury subjects himself to a dangerous test in order to prove that an atomic missile can be detonated long-distance by a sonic weapon which SHIELD believes HYDRA has; While both he & Dugan are recovering from injuries, Don Cabellero, at the urging of an undercover SHIELD man, invites Fury to a party in ancient Karnopolis in the Sahara Desert; Caballero is a disguise for the new Supreme Hydra, who is aware a SHIELD agent has invaded his ranks. First appearance of Umar (the sister of Dormammu) in "The Conquest of Kaluu!", script by Roy Thomas and Bill Everett (co-plot), art by Bill Everett; Kaluu realizes Strange and the Ancient One have escaped to the past of ancient Babylonia where The Ancient One obtains The Book Of The Vishanti; Before Kaluu can extinguish the Flames of the Faltine, Strange returns to the present with the mystic book which hurls his spell back to him; The Ancient One sends Kaluu into Limbo for all time; In The Dark Dimension Clea fears the onslaught of the Mindless One's freed from their prison with Dormammu gone. Letter to the editor from Carl Gafford. Merry Marvel Marching Society info and coupon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) Annual 1 GD 2.0

3" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Interior tearing.

All non-superhero reprints: "I Unleashed Shagg Upon the World!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers (from Journey Into Mystery 59); "I Come From the Shadow World!" Script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko (from Tales of Suspense 7); "He Waits For Us in the Glacier!" Art by Don Heck (from Tales to Astonish 7); "I Became a Human Bomb!" Art by Paul Reinman (from TTA 6); "Grottu, King of the Insects!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Ayers (from Strange Tales 73); "I Know the Secret of the Poltergeist!" Script by Lee, art by Ditko (from TTA 1); "I Saw the Serpent That Saved the World!" Art by Heck (from JIM 55); "The Stranger in Space!" Art by John Forte (from JIM 53); "I Saw Diablo, the Demon From the Fifth Dimension!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Ayers (from TOS 9); "I Found the Giant in the Sky!" Script by Lee, art by Ditko (from JIM 55); "Beware! The Ghosts Surround Me!" Art by Heck (from ST 76); "I Saw the Invasion of the Stone Men!" Script by Lee, art by Ditko (TTA 6); and "A Martian Walks Among Us!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Ayers (from ST 78). Cover art by Kirby/Ayers taken from interior stories. Cover price $0.25.