Auctions: comic books December 1962

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 310 FN- 5.5

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "Bat-Mite's Super-Circus!" starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Bat-Mite comes to Earth and gives three crooks super-powers to make them more challenging to Batman and Robin; But a bump on the head blocks Bat-Mite from using his powers against the crooks, and the three opponents may be more than the heroes can handle; The strongman, the rubberman and the human cannonball are unstoppable with their powers combined and the heroes decide to them out one by one; Batman first tricks the Strongman into punching himself, knocking him out; Later, he tricks the Rubberman into bumping his head on a doorway as he tries to dodge one of Batman's punches. Pennies for UNICEF! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Miniature Manhunter" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; A criminal reduces Manhunter to miniature size. Airborne Rescue! article. Strange Old Laws humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 9 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4548292002

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Third Silver Age appearance of the Sub-Mariner in "The End of the Fantastic Four!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Fantastic Four are bankrupt and the Sub-Mariner is scheming to use this. How the Human Torch Flies! character profile. Part 2 Sub-Mariner Gives the Orders!; The Sub-Mariner offers the Fantastic Four one million dollars if they star in a film that he's producing. Part 3 "The Fury of Mr. Fantastic"; Mr. Fantastic discovers that the film project is a setup. Part 4 "The Flame of Battle"; Human Torch and Thing discover that the film project is a setup. Vengeance Is Ours! Part 5; The film is produced and an unwilling Sub-Mariner pays the Fantastic Four their money. Letter to the editor from MyComicShop president Buddy Saunders! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 9 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Third Silver Age appearance of the Sub-Mariner in "The End of the Fantastic Four!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Fantastic Four are bankrupt and the Sub-Mariner is scheming to use this. How the Human Torch Flies! character profile. Part 2 Sub-Mariner Gives the Orders!; The Sub-Mariner offers the Fantastic Four one million dollars if they star in a film that he's producing. Part 3 "The Fury of Mr. Fantastic"; Mr. Fantastic discovers that the film project is a setup. Part 4 "The Flame of Battle"; Human Torch and Thing discover that the film project is a setup. Vengeance Is Ours! Part 5; The film is produced and an unwilling Sub-Mariner pays the Fantastic Four their money. Letter to the editor from MyComicShop president Buddy Saunders! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 16 FN/VF 7.0

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Cavern of Deadly Spheres, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; The Maestro uses mind-control music to orchestrate his crimes and capture the JLA, but he overlooks one tiny thing...the Atom! 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 38 GD 2.0

2.5" Spine split from top. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Betrayed by the Ants!!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An scientist is hired by crooks to defeat Ant-Man; He tries to turn the ants against the hero and trap him. Strange Mission text story, art by Joe Maneely. Found the Impossible World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; An experimental time machine seems to fail, aging its inventor 10 years. Secret of the Statues!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An art critic visits a sculptor to give him his opinion of his work; He tells the crestfallen man that his statues appear lifeless; He faints when one of the statues calls him a fool. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.