Auctions: comic books November 1961

Amazing Adventures (1961 1st Series) 6 GD 2.0

Final issue of the series. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Sserpo! The Creature Who Crushed the Earth!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A growth serum is abandoned and eaten by a lizard, which grows big enough to menace the Earth. Muscle Man text story. The Fourth Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Two thugs attempt to mug a kindly old man in the park when a statue comes to his aid. Krogg!, script by Stan Lee, art by Paul Reinman; Dr. Droom investigates the disappearance of several houses, and finds that an alien disguised as a scientist is to blame. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 38 GD/VG 3.0

Tracing on front cover.

Last 10-cent cover-price. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Master of the Dinosaurs," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Suicide Squad is confronted by the spectacle of rampaging pterodactyls in the modern era. "Menace of the Mirage People," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Suicide Squad is captured by an alien mirage master who sets a test for them with his illusions; If they fail, he will use his mirages to create chaos in the Earth and conquer it. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 1 CGC 4.0 Restored

Restored: B5

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, reinforced, cleaned, interior lightened. Top and bottom edge trimmed. Includes restoration documentation.

Label #4586329002

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. The issue that started the Marvel Age of comics. First appearance of Mr. Fantastic, the Thing, the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), and the Invisible Girl as they battle the Mole Man in "The Fantastic Four!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever. The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Atomic plants disappear all around the world; Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle. The Moleman's Secret!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 124 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4667957008

Last 10-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. Space-Boomerang Trap!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Captain Boomerang is paroled from prison and invents a time-traveling boomerang; Flash and Elongated Man stop Boomerang; all three join together to battle aliens. Vengeance Via Television!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; When James Lawton is released from jail he takes revenge on those who put him in jail by using his new psi-helmet. Sea Devils #1 ad. Letter from fanzine writers Bernie Bubnis and Robert Jennings. Letter from Infantino. Amazing Speeds fact page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 7 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2021216018

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Cosmic Fun-House!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Snapper Carr and his girl Midge must be rescued by members of the Justice League after a strange trip through the new Happy Harbor fun-house; Those members, however, end up replaced by aliens from Angellax. House ad for Showcase #34, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 7 VG 4.0

Signed by Julius Schwartz (splash), certification is not included.

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Cosmic Fun-House!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Snapper Carr and his girl Midge must be rescued by members of the Justice League after a strange trip through the new Happy Harbor fun-house; Those members, however, end up replaced by aliens from Angellax. House ad for Showcase #34, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 7 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached.

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Cosmic Fun-House!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Snapper Carr and his girl Midge must be rescued by members of the Justice League after a strange trip through the new Happy Harbor fun-house; Those members, however, end up replaced by aliens from Angellax. House ad for Showcase #34, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.