Auctions: comic books April 1963

Showcase (1956-1978) 43 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4649155020

1st Silver Age movie adaptation. Cover art by Bob Brown. Five B&W photos of James Bond and Doctor No. Doctor No, art by Norman J. Nodel; In Jamaica, John Strangways is grabbed by three "blind" beggars; He was checking on "massive interference" with Cape Canaveral rocket launches; Bond goes to Jamaica and zeroes in on Crab Key; He survives fist fights, a tarantula in his bed, gunshots, and being run off the road; Finally, with the help of Honey Ryder and Quarrel, a fisherman, he reaches the island; based on the 1962 feature film. The Man Behind the Typewriter; Background on James Bond and his creator, Ian Fleming. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 40 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4482302007

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. Second appearance of Iron Man in "Iron Man versus Gargantus!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (as R. Berns) (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck; Introduction and origin of Gargantus. "Wrong Number" text story. "Work of Art!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; An unsuccessful artist tries to force a new painter to show him how to paint lifelike pictures; The painter is a sorcerer, and traps the artist in one of his paintings, the secret to his realism. "Prophet of Doom!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man from the future arrives in the present day in order to set himself up as ruler; He attempts to extort 100 million dollars from the Secretary General of the United Nations only to be shocked when the Secretary reveals that he too is from the future and that there are agents planted in every era in order to apprehend criminals who may attempt to alter the course of events. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.