Auctions: comic books July 1962

Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961 Marvel) 14 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4694136005

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Beware of the Giants!; An old man tells children stories of giants whom he insists actually exist. The Man in the Sky!; A boy's early exposure to radiation causes him to develop powers. What Happened in the Wax Museum?; A thief attempts to rob a wax museum and is prevented from doing so by the wax figure of the museum's founder. Footsteps at Midnight! Ozarr, the Mighty! All scripts by Stan Lee, all art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.12.

Atom (1962) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4626929017

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Master of the Plant World!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When a series of mysterious robberies occur which involve strange highly intelligent plants, Ray Palmer decides to investigate as the Atom when he learns about the strange circumstances from Jean Loring; As the Atom, Ray follows Jean as she goes on fact finding about the type of plants that are used, and decides to wait out in a greenhouse to keep a secret eye on Jean; When Jean nods off, Atom notices a group of Dryads that suddenly spring out of the flowers and fly away on petals. Atom follows after them and learns that they are under the control of a criminal called the Plant Master, who intends to use his mutated plants to try and take over the world; Trying to stop the Planet Master, the Atom is trapped in a Venus fly trap while the Planet Master leaves with the Dryads to initiate his plan. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 2 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3813688002

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. First appearance of the green Hulk and the Toad Men in "The Terror of the Toad Men," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; The Toad Men are above Earth, in search of its brightest scientist; Rick and Bruce explore an underground cave where they hope to imprison Hulk each night; The Toad men capture Bruce Banner and bring him to their spaceship; Bruce Banner is found in a Toad Men crashed spaceship while their fleet arrives on Earth; Hulk escapes from his cell while General Ross forget about the Toad Men. Fantastic Four ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.