Auctions: comic books 1970-1985

1 Month 2 Live Signed Lot of 5

Issues 1-5 of 1 Month 2 Live (2010 Marvel) signed by Michael Del Mundo. No autograph certification is included. Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

2 Bit Comics (1971-1972 2 Bit Comics) 4 NM- 9.2

Underground comics, tabloid format. 11.5" x 17", 8 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

2001 A Space Odyssey (1976) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4571093009

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Written by Jack Kirby. Art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten. The issue starts in the distant past where the monolith instructs a hunter on how to craft a spear and then shifts to the future where two astronauts discover an alien ruin. One of the astronauts is killed by a creature, but the other, Woodrow Decker, is transported into a pastoral countryside by the monolith. Here he rapidly ages until he dies and is converted by the monolith into an embryo-type creature referred to as a 'new seed' to explore the galaxy. Based on concepts from the film by Stanley Kubrick & Arthur C. Clarke. Comics ad for the Juicemobiles shoes from Spot-bilt, featuring O.J. Simpson, art by John Romita. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.30.

2001 A Space Odyssey (1976) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4571093010

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Written by Jack Kirby. Art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten. The issue starts in the distant past where the monolith instructs a hunter on how to craft a spear and then shifts to the future where two astronauts discover an alien ruin. One of the astronauts is killed by a creature, but the other, Woodrow Decker, is transported into a pastoral countryside by the monolith. Here he rapidly ages until he dies and is converted by the monolith into an embryo-type creature referred to as a 'new seed' to explore the galaxy. Based on concepts from the film by Stanley Kubrick & Arthur C. Clarke. Comics ad for the Juicemobiles shoes from Spot-bilt, featuring O.J. Simpson, art by John Romita. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.30.

2001 A Space Odyssey (1976) 8 FN 6.0

1st appearance of Mr. Machine aka Machine Man aka X-51 aka Aaron Stack. 1st appearance and death of Doctor Abel Stack, Machine Man's creator/father; Col. Kragg appearance. Written by Jack Kirby. Art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten. Doctor Stack treated a robot man with respect and treated him as a son, but when the military decided to end the project, Doctor Stack gave his life to see that the robot survived. Based on concepts from the film by Stanley Kubrick & Arthur C. Clarke. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru. Spalding Basketballs ad with Dr. J (Julius Erving) and Rick Barry, art by Jack Davis. Cover price $0.30.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 444 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4641456001

First 25-cent cover price. "Beware the Hero-Killers!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Sinestro hires two alien assassins to kill Green Lantern, using Superman as their weapon. "The Black Canary is Dead!", script by Elliot S! Maggin (script) and Mike Grell (plot), art by Mike Grell; At the behest of the boys father, Green Arrow tries to talk Tommy Genetta out of hanging around with a crowd of juvenile delinquents and junkies, who have indirectly caused the death of Tommys big brother Frankie through an overdose; Black Canary guest-stars. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 466 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4641456002

Cover art by Neal Adams. You Can Take the Man Out of the Super, But You Can't Take the Super Out of the Boy, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Lex Luthor turns Superman, Batman, and Flash into kids. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 482 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4525416010

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Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. "This Is A Job For Supermobile," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Amazo attempts to destroy Lois Lane, but Superman rescues her in the Supermobile, and travels five days into the future inside it; By that time, the red radiation has passed out of Earths orbit, and the Man of Steel regains his powers and beats back Amazo; But the android recovers as Superman takes Lois and Professor Ivo back to Earth, and vows to attack anew. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 485 VF+ 8.5

Cover by Neal Adams. "The Experiment That Backfired on Superman", script by Cary Bates (pgs. 1-3; 17) and Dennis O'Neil (pgs. 4-16), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Joe Rubinstein (pgs. 1-3, 17) and Murphy Anderson (pgs. 4-16); En route to the laboratory of Professor Bolden to help test a new energy source, Superman is attacked by a pair of thieves using Bolden's device; while unconscious, Superman dreams of Professor Bolden's first experiment: the Kryptonite Engine; Clark Kent begins his TV career. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 508 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4525070014

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Cover art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. The Secret World of Jonathan Kent starring Superman, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Pa Kent has apparently returned from the grave; Superman is defeated, his identity revealed. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 521N VG/FN 5.0

Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Deadly Rampage of the Lady Fox," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; In New York City, the Vixen steals a van full of furs that belong to entrepreneur Mordecai Mule; Superman, attending a function at Madison Square Garden, learns of the robbery and gives chase; Superman and Vixen team up to stop a horde of elephants. "Grow, Little Growfish!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta; Off the coast of Virginia, Aquaman experiments with his telepathic powers by sending out a routine mental scanning wave; He discovers a large, gelatinous organism that shrinks in size; Aquaman contacts the Atom, who teleports over to investigate. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 534N CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4643159002

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Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Two for the Death of One!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Superman is snatched into the medieval past by Lord Satanis, who has been allowed to return to Earth in that time by making a bargain with the Devil; Both Satanis and Syrene try to use Superman's body as a filter through which they may gain the powers of the Runestone, but instead they pull him apart into two separate Supermen. "Air-Wave's Close Encounter!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Sam de la Rosa; Air Wave discovers an alien invader, whose partner turns out to be one of his teachers in disguise. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 544D FN 6.0

Direct Edition. Special 45th anniversary issue. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dick Giordano. "Luthor Unleashed!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Barely alive after his latest fight with Superman, Luthor heads to Lexor to recover, where he meets his son for the first time; Meanwhile, back on Earth, one of Luthor's robots takes revenge in his master's stead. Luthor illustration by George Perez. Happy 45th Anniversary, Superman! article by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Congratulations, Superman! illustration by Joe Shuster. "Rebirth!", script by Marv Wolfman, art by Gil Kane; With Superman's unwitting help, Brainiac escapes his prison, experiences the depth and breadth of the universe, and reforms as an entirely new kind of being; Then Brainiac lures Superman to Systus 2, where he robs the hero of his powers, and greets him in his new form for the first time. The New Brainiac illustration by Ed Hannigan and Dick Giordano. 68 Pages, Full Color, $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 568N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4512793002

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Newsstand Edition. A stage magician's illusion goes haywire. Written by Elliot S. Maggin, with art by Curt Swan and Al Williamson. Also: Craig Boldman, Howard Bender and Alex Nino bring you "The Amazing Matchmaker of Metropolis." Cover by Bender and Jerry Ordway. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Action Comics Lot of 10

Issues 444, 454, 468, 471, 475, 478, 480, 495, 502, and 505 of Action Comics (1938 DC). Most will grade in the FN to VG range with #468 and #471 grading PR (centerfold missing, does not affect story or art).

Action Comics Lot of 10

Issues 452, 467, 469, 474, 476, 479, 488, 491, 497, and 503 of Action Comics (1938 DC). Most will grade in the FN to VG range with #452, #467, #469, #474, and #479 grading PR (centerfold missing, does not affect story or art).

Action Comics Lot of 4

Issues 292, 306, 360, and 376 of Action Comics (1938 DC). Most will grade in the FN range with #306 grading GD and #376 grading PR (page missing, does not affect story or art).

Action Comics Lot of 9

Issues 448, 455, 460, 461, 463, 478, 482, 492, and 527 of Action Comics (1938 DC). Most will grade in the VG range with a couple grading closer to FN and #478 and #492 grading PR (centerfold missing, does not affect story or art).

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 403 VF 8.0

68-page Giant G-81; Legion of Super-Heroes reprints. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Stolen Super-Powers! (from Adventure 304), script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Saturn Girl tries to sacrifice herself as the Legionnaire predicted to die fighting Zaryan, but Lightning Lad dies instead. The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire (from issue 305), script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Mon-El finally leaves the Phantom Zone and joins the Legion full-time. The Return of Lightning Lad! (from issue 308), script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte. Part I: The Super Sacrifice of the Legionnaires! (from issue 312), script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte. Part II: The Bravest Legionnaire! Special new features: Fashions from Fans presents alternate costumes suggested by fans (pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito) and a two-page Diagram of Legion Headquarters Complex. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 416 FN 6.0

Water spotting.

96-page giant. Wraparound cover art by Bob Oksner. The Untold Story of Argo City starring Supergirl, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney. Supergirl's Rival Parents, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney. The Black Canary starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Wonder Woman #28 cover reprint by H. G. Peter. Villainy, Incorporated starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter. Trap of Crimson Flame starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter. In the Hands of the Merciless! starring Wonder Woman and Cheetah, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter. Mystery of the Black Cat starring Phantom Lady, art by Frank Borth. The Duel of the Gimmicks starring Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks, script by Otto Binder, art by Winslow Mortimer. The Black Magic of Supergirl!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney. Key To DC's Fighting Super-Females!; Listing of all super females on the cover. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 425 VF 8.0

Cover art by Michael Kaluta. The Wings of Jealous Gods, script by Lynn Marron, art by Alex Toth. Prior Warning. Sword of the Dead, script and art by Gil Kane. Origin of the Carib pirate in the 1850s, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Nino. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 484N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4610807003

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Newsstand Edition. Cover art by George Perez. Blood Money!--Dial "H" For Hero, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dennis Jensen; Christopher and Vicki use the H Dials to stop Bounty Hunter and Pupil from killing Mr. Manelli. Hostess ad starring Superman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Mr. Negative!--Dial "H" For Hero, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Chiaramonte. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 485N CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition

Label #4528788012

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Newsstand Edition. Last 50-cent cover price issue. Cover art by George Perez. The Evil Eight!--Dial "H" For Hero, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Dennis Jensen. No Freedom For Fairfax!--Dial "H" For Hero, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Chiaramonte. In Final Combat--Dial "H" For Hero, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. All stories feature heroes created by fans. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Adventure Comics Lot of 10

Issues 415, 416, 419, 421, 423-427, and 432 of Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN range.

Adventure Comics Lot of 10

Issues 405, 407-410, 412-414, 417, and 418 of Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN range with a couple grading VG.

Adventure Comics Lot of 10

Issues 392-399, 401, and 402 of Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN to VG range.

Adventure Comics Lot of 10

Issues 327, 382-389, and 391 of Action Comics (1938 DC). Most will grade in the VG range with a couple grading FN and #327 grading GD.

Adventure Comics Lot of 8

Issues 410-417 of Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series). Most will grade in the VG to GD range.

Adventure Comics Lot of 9

Issues 315, 351, 362, 364, 370, 372, 374, 377, and 380 of Action Comics (1938 DC). Most will grade in the VG range with #315 grading GD.

Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog Lot of 2

Issues 44 and 46 of Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (1952). Most will grade in the GD range.

Adventures on the Planet of the Apes (1975) 1 VG+ 4.5

Planet of the Apes 6-part movie adaptation begins. Reprints Planet of the Apes magazine in color. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler (?), inks by Joe Sinnott; NASA astronauts George Taylor, Dodge, Landon and Stewart lock themselves into suspended animation for a long-term voyage through deep space; The purpose of their mission is to test the Hasslein theory of the effects on a vehicle traveling at the speed of light; During the journey, the ship is pulled into a planet's gravitational field and it crash lands into a lake; They paddle to shore as their space capsule sinks; They have no idea what planet they are on; They find a colony of mute, savage human primitives and an attractive dark-haired woman that immediately catches Taylor's eye; Suddenly, a pack of horseback riding, rifle-bearing gorillas storm through the brush and begin hunting the savages; Taylor and the others have no choice but to flee along with the others. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Airboy Comics Lot of 2

Issues Vol. 5 #8 and Vol. 9 #4 of Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman). Most will grade in the GD to FR range.

Alfred E. Neuman Mad Magazine Promotional Flyer.

High quality print on heavy paper stock. 7" x 9"

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Alfred E. Neuman Mad Magazine Promotional Flyer.

High quality print on heavy paper stock. 7" x 9"

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Alien Legion (1984 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4371204006

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"Survival of the Fittest!" Created by Carl Potts. Written by Alan Zelenetz. Art by Frank Cirocco and Terry Austin. Cover by Frank Cirocco. Footsloggers and soldiers of fortune, priests and poets, killers and cads - they fight for a future Galarchy, for cash, a cause, for the thrill of adventure. Legionnaires live rough and they die hard, tough as tungsten and loyal to the dirty end. Includes bios for Montroc, Sarigar, Grimrod, Durge, Meico and Dun. 48 pages, FC. Cover price $2.00.

Alien Worlds (1982 1st Series) 2 FN 6.0

Three tales written by Bruce Jones. Featuring a beautiful woman on a mission! A close encounter! Wishes coming true! Some twists and turns! "Aurora" art & story by Dave Stevens, "Vicious Circle" art by Ken Steacy, "A Mind of Her Own" art by Bruce Jones. Cover by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.50.

Aliens Lot of 11

Issues 1-4 of Aliens (1989 Dark Horse), issues 1-4 of Aliens Earth War (1990), and issues 1-3 of Alien 3 Movie Adaptation (1992). Most will grade in the FN to VF range with #3 of Aliens (1989 Dark Horse), and #2, #3 of Aliens Earth War (1990) grading VG.

Aliens Lot of 12

Issues 1-4 of Aliens Earth War (1990), issues 1-4 of Aliens Genocide (1991), and issues 1-4 of Aliens Stronghold (1994). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Aliens Lot of 12

Issues 1-4 of Aliens Earth War (1990), issues 1-4 of Aliens Genocide (1991), and issues 1-4 of Aliens Xenogenesis (1999). Most will grade in the FN to VF range with #1, #2 of Aliens Earth War (1990) grading VG.

Aliens Vs. Predator Signed Lot of 3

Issue 0 of Aliens vs. Predator War (1995) signed by Chris Warner and Randy Stradley, and issue 1A, 9 Aliens Predator Deadliest of Species (1993). Issue 1A signed by Jackson Guice, and issue 9 signed by Chris Claremont. No autograph certification is included. Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Aliens vs. Predator vs. the Terminator Lot of 4

Issues 1-4 of Aliens vs. Predator vs. the Terminator (2000). Most will grade in the NM to VF range.

Aliens/Predator Lot of 10

Issues 1-4 of Aliens Earth War (1990), issues 1-4 of Aliens vs. Predator (1990), and issues 1-2 of Predator 2 (1991 Movie Adaptation). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

All Robert Crumb Lot of 6

Issues #1 4th printing and #2 2nd printing of Big Ass Comics (1969 Rip Off Press/Last Gasp), #1 2nd printing of Home Grown Funnies (1971), issues #1 5th printing, and #2 4th printing of Motor City Comics (1969 Rip Off Press), and #2 2nd printing of Mr. Natural (1970 Apex/Kitchen Sink). Most will grade in the VG to FN range.

All Robert Crumb Lot of 7

Issues #1 of Artistic Comics (1973 Golden Gate/Kitchen Sink) 1st printing, #1 of Black and White Comics (1973 Apex Novelties) 1st printing, Despair (1969 Print Mint/Last Gasp) 1st printing, #1 of People's Comics, The (1972) first printing, #1 of Uneeda Comix (1970 Print Mint), #1 of XYZ Comics (1972 Kitchen Sink Press) 1st printing, and #1 of Your Hytone Comix (1971 Apex Novelties) 2nd printing. Most will grade in the VG to FN range.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 59 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4525183013

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Last 25-cent cover price issue. Cover pencils by Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua], inks by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Brainwave Blows Up! starring the All Star Super Squad, script by Gerry Conway and Paul Levitz (plot assist), pencils by Ric Estrada (designer) and Wally Wood (artist), inks by Wally Wood; The villain the combined JSA/ Super Squad is facing is none other than one of the JSA's old foes, Brainwave, in a new body; Together, alongside a newly rejuvenated Per Degaton (another old JSA foe), they cause major trouble for our heroes, but the heroes prevail and defeat the two foes as a new menace emerges. The Cup Cake Caper Hostess ad starring Shazam, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Justice for All Includes Children public service announcement starring Superman, art by Neal Adams. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 65 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4541985009

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Cover art by Wally Wood. The Master Plan of Vandal Savage starring the All Star Super Squad, script by Paul Levitz (script, pages 1-12, 17), Paul Kupperberg (script, pages 13-16), and Wally Wood (plot), art by Wally Wood; The JSA/Squad face off vs. Vandal Savage (who kidnapped Power Girl last issue), so he can regain his lost immortality once he acquires Superman's powers; The team has to face him under the influence of an alien planet containing 2 green kryptonite suns, since it gives him an even but unfair advantage vs. the Man of Steel; Of course Superman bests him, and they return to Earth-2 victorious, ready to face off vs. the Injustice Society next. That Dirty Beach Hostess ad starring Aquaman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

All-Star Western #1 (2011) Cover Print by Moritat

High quality print on heavy stock. 9" x 12".

Alone Print by Brom

High quality print on heavy stock. 8 1/4" X 11 3/4".

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3986099023

Direct Edition. "Tundra!" Story and art by John Byrne. Exploding from the pages of the X-Men comes Canada's premier super-team - Alpha Flight! The monstrous Sasquatch, the mystical Shaman, the twins, Aurora and Northstar, the divine Snowbird, the tumbling Puck (1st appearance), the aquatic beauty, Marrina (1st appearance), and their leader, Vindicator, must reunite to stop the destructive elemental force known as Tundra. NOTE: Also 1st appearance of Omega Flight (Diamond Lil, Wild Child, Flashback,& Smart Alec). Cover price $1.00.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 1D CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-279A9AA-052

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Direct Edition. "Tundra!" Story and art by John Byrne. Exploding from the pages of the X-Men comes Canada's premier super-team - Alpha Flight! The monstrous Sasquatch, the mystical Shaman, the twins, Aurora and Northstar, the divine Snowbird, the tumbling Puck (1st appearance), the aquatic beauty, Marrina (1st appearance), and their leader, Vindicator, must reunite to stop the destructive elemental force known as Tundra. NOTE: Also 1st appearance of Omega Flight (Diamond Lil, Wild Child, Flashback,& Smart Alec). Cover price $1.00.