Auctions: comic books May 1963

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 14 GD- 1.8

2" cumulative spine split. Interior tearing. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. The Merciless Puppet Master, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Puppet Master is declared healed and plans his revenge againt the Fantastic Four; This time, he'll use the Sub-Mariner. Cameos by Doctor Doom, the Mole Man, and a Skrull. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Little Dot's Uncles and Aunts (1961) 5 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy

Label #0916075008

Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey's Little Dot, known for her dot-obsession, also had an infinite number of eccentric relatives with names befitting their quirks. Uncle Icy takes Dot to the Arctic, but the people there believe dots are bad luck. Uncle Nugget is a gold prospector; too bad Dot never introduced him to Richie Rich. Uncle Space is so far out, he's in orbit. Little Dot and Her Uncle Icy; Little Dot and Her Aunt Scribble; Little Dot and Her Uncle Space; Uncle Hocus; Uncle Nugget; Richie Rich; Little Lotta; Little Dot Meets Aunt Filma; Little Dot Meets Uncle Seller; Little Dot Meets Uncle Shower. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) 83 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Adam Strange stars in "The Emotion-Master of Space!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Star Rovers back-up story: "Who Went Where--and Why?" (art by Sid Greene). Infantino cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Sgt. Fury (1963) 1 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3998312006

First appearance of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandoes. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Commandos are ordered to rescue the Underground leader, captured by the nazis, before he reveals the date of D-Day. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC #3-204) 108 GD/VG 3.0

Dinosaur issue. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Dinosaur D-Day featuring The War That Time Forgot, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Jump Into Two Wars, script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert. Infantry Nicknames half-page filler, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 161 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4534269009

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Al Plastino; On the anniversary of his adoptive parents' deaths, Superman recalls how he, as Superboy, sent his parents on a Caribbean cruise on which they contracted the fever plague and died. Superman Goes To War! starring Supergirl and the Zhorians, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 41 GD 2.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Jack Kirby. In the third appearance of Iron Man, he battles an evil genius named Doctor Strange - but it's not the Stephen Strange later introduced in Strange Tales - in "The Stronghold of Dr. Strange!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (as R Berns), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An imprisoned criminal scientist takes control of Iron Man in order to free himself; He threatens to blow up the world unless he is made world ruler. "Music Master" text story. "The Sorcerer's Spell," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; A wicked general plots the overthrow of his king, but is too afraid to try; He forces a gypsy sorcerer to enchant him to remove his fear. "The End of the Universe!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In the year 3000 a faster than light space ship is developed to take man to the very end of the universe; Since the scientists think the chances of returning are slim, they choose a pilot with an unhappy life of no family, friends, or job who doesn't really care if he can return as long as he learns the secret of the universe. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 92 GD- 1.8

5" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (as R. Berns, script), art by Joe Sinnott; Loki magically diverts Thor's hammer to free himself from his chains; Thor returns to Asgard to find the hammer, and Loki tries to kill him with magical traps, but Thor overcomes them all to find his hammer and catch Loki; Odin and Jane Foster appearances; Heimdall cameo; Fricka cameo (first appearance of Odin's queen). "The Remedy Oil" text story, art by Marie Severin. "The Man Who Hated Monstro!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Paul Reinman; A star acrobat is jealous of a popular gorilla at his circus and torments it; Finally, he arranges for the gorilla to break free so that it will be shot, but it has enough strength left to swing out on the trapeze to get revenge. "I Used to Be...Human!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A space pilot is stranded on a planet where the only available food turns the eater into one of the planet's hideous natives; He eats the fruit in order to survive, but finds that the psychic communications of the creatures are so beautiful that he doesn't want to change back. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.