Auctions: comic books 1970-1983

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 28 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4427457004

First 25-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. I Saw Droom the Living Lizard!, art by Don Heck; A scientist invents a growth serum intended to solve world hunger by enlarging vegetables; A tiny exotic lizard is accidentally soaked by the liquid and grows into a giant lizard that rampages across the country. Where Monsters Prowl, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Jack Abel; Monsters inhabit the body of a reporter. Tough Guy, art by John Rosenberger; Bart Nelson is too tough for the demons of hell--nothing they do to him has any effect until they come up with a rather unique torment. The Little Monster, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; An alien visits a household and gives the couple gifts; He lives in the cellar and dines off passing strangers. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 33 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4427642012

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Al Milgrom. In the Shadow of Tragg, script by Gerry Conway, art by Syd Shores; Reporter David Arnstead investigates the shut-down of a New York City subway line and finds Tragg, a subterranean monster that kills anything human it encounters. Backstage Madness, art by Ogden Whitney; An actor wants to get another actor out of the way so he convinces him to take a horror role because he knows this man gets so into his part that he will kill someone eventually and hang. The Man Who Meddled!; A researcher looking to accelerate the life span of mice succeeds, but because he was exposed to the process as well, his son is dead from old age two weeks after his birth, and he is aging rapidly too. Forbidden Forest!, art by Tony DiPreta; A statue comes to life to protect two hunters from the dangers of the forbidden forest. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 34 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4427642021

Cover art by Sal Buscema. The Man in the Beehive!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An eccentric beekeeper reveals to a thief that he is a mutant with special powers; He shrinks the thief and frightens him with the attacks of the bees that are now larger than he is. The Revolt of Wilbur Bixby; A man becomes free of his shrew wife when they travel to Greece and he drinks from a fountain that transforms him into a centaur so he can eat grass and no longer has to depend upon her favor to buy him meals. Crazy, script by Stan Lee, art by Jerry Robinson; A motorist hits a pedestrian and keeps going; When he gets to a small town the people observe him strangely and he thinks they must not get many visitors. No Way Out, art by Steve Ditko; In the 21st century mankind finds that there is a barrier out beyond Pluto that prevents any further space travel, keeping humanity confined to the solar system like goldfish in a bowl. All reprints. 32 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 35 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4427642020

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Gorgolla! The Living Gargoyle!!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An explorer discovers Gorgolla in the Himalayan Mountains; Gorgolla awakes and captures him, then summons his Stonian brethren to begin their attack on Earth. Genius!, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A super intellect grows tired among life on Earth as mere humans are like children to him when he receives a telepathic message from what appears to be a beautiful woman on Saturn imploring him to build a rocket to journey to her. Beware the Hands of Hundu, art by Don Heck; An arrogant painter is given magic paints by a gypsy; These paints make anything painted with them real, and he uses them to get revenge on a lover who jilted him. Advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies starring Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4188704005

Direct Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4427624006

Direct Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1D VF+ 8.5

Direct Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1D VF+ 8.5

Direct Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1D CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Direct Edition

Label #22-177B59F-005

Direct Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1N CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4418460002

Newsstand Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1N CGC 9.2 SS Rubinstein

Paper: White

Signed by Chris Claremont and Joe Rubinstein on 8/6/22

Label #2729952001

Newsstand Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1N FN+ 6.5

Newsstand Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 2D CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4427612025

Direct Edition. Wolverine fights ninjas in Japan in "Debts and Obligations." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 2N FN- 5.5

Newsstand Edition. Wolverine fights ninjas in Japan in "Debts and Obligations." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 3D VF- 7.5

Direct Edition. Wolverine's Japanese adventure continues in "Loss." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 3D FN+ 6.5

Direct Edition. Wolverine's Japanese adventure continues in "Loss." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 4D FN/VF 7.0

Direct Edition. Wolverine's Japanese adventure concludes in "Honor." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 4D CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4157726005

Direct Edition. Wolverine's Japanese adventure concludes in "Honor." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 4D FN/VF 7.0

Direct Edition. Wolverine's Japanese adventure concludes in "Honor." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 4D FN+ 6.5

Direct Edition. Wolverine's Japanese adventure concludes in "Honor." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) Canadian Price Variant 2 GD/VG 3.0

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Wolverine fights ninjas in Japan in "Debts and Obligations." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.75.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) Canadian Price Variant 3 GD/VG 3.0

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Wolverine's Japanese adventure continues in "Loss." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.75.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 207 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Vince Colletta. "The Riddle of the Chinese Mummy Case!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Vince Colletta; Wonder Woman goes back in time to ancient China to aid a princess and to discover why a statue of Wonder Woman was found in a 2000-year-old mummy case. "The Four Dooms!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Vince Colletta; Inventa, a criminal scientist sentenced to Transformation Island, escapes her Venus Girdle with a special key of her devising, liberates the rest of the prisoners, and takes Paradise Island by force; Then she sentences Wonder Woman and Queen Hippolyta to the Island of Four Dooms; This a re-imaginating of an Earth-Two Wonder Woman story originally presented in Wonder Woman #33. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 221 FN+ 6.5

Cover by Ernie Chan. "The Fiend with the Face of Glass!", script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta; Hawkman observes Wonder Woman's 11th mission (although it was going on at the same time as her 10th mission, as Batman will explain in the following issue), as Diana faces off against Dr. Cyber. Justice League of America cameo. Batman and Robin star in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Captive Commissioner. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 231 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4346468009

Last 30-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Michael Netzer (as Nasser), inks by Vince Colletta. "This War Has Been Cancelled," script by Alan Brennert (based on a story by...) and Martin Pasko (script), pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Vince Colletta; Osira, an Egyptian from another dimension, has come to earth to bring peace to the war savage planet; However, her actions seem to contradict this as she has taken Steve Trevor as her lover and imprisoned the Justice Society of America in glass pyramids. Statement of ownership - average print run 350,000; average paid circulation 147,000. Batman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Whole World's Upside Down." Biography of new penciler Bob Brown. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 235 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4377861005

Wonder Woman battles the Nazis in World War II in "The Biology Bomb!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Vince Colletta. Dr. Mid-Nite guest stars. Full-page Mr. Miracle ad with art by Marshall Rogers. One-page text feature covers the original Swamp Thing by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson. Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez cover pencils, Colletta cover inks. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 242 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4377861014

Wonder Woman's close encounter with..."Tomorrow's Gods and Demons." Written by Jack C. Harris, with art by Jose Delbo and Joe Giella. (Note: World War II ends.) Characters: Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Etta Candy; Steve Trevor; Hippolyte; Dr. Fate (cameo); Spectre (cameo); Angle Man [Earth-1] (cameo). Cover by Rich Buckler and Vince Colletta. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 286 FN 6.0

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Be Wonder Woman... and Die!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Dave Hunt; Wonder Woman gives a wannabe actress who wishes to play her in a movie the chance to play her in real life, not knowing that the girl has only six months to live and that she will die accepted by the Amazons as one of their own. "Karnage is the Name," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson; Huntress vs. Karnage; Batman flashback. The Penguin stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Penguins on Parade." 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.