Auctions: comic books January 1964

Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 92 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Tony Strobl, John Liggera, Larry Mayer, Vic Lockman, Steve Steere and Paul Murry. The classic adventures of Disney's Donald Duck, featuring art by Carl Barks and other great Disney artists. In Australia, Donald and his nephews encounter crooks who travel by kangaroo. Goofy gets a job mowing lawns so he can afford a new lawnmower. Donald and his nephews set out to rescue Uncle Scrooge's former classmate, who has been kidnapped by pirates. The Kangaroo Kid; Secret Passage; The Perfect Spot; Goofy: The Business Mind; Daisys Double. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Sgt. Fury (1963) 5 GD 2.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. 1st apperance of Baron Strucker in At the Mercy of Baron Strucker, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos; Baron Strucker is ordered to defeat Sgt. Fury. So, he challenges him to a duel. Weapons of War: Light Machine Guns of World War II X-537, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 3 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4353724001

First appearance of the Blob. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Beware of the Blob!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; Professor X detects a new mutant and sends the X-Men to investigate; They arrive at a carnival and encounter the Blob, a very fat sideshow attraction who can bounce bullets off of his malleable hide as well as anchor himself to the earth and become immovable; The X-Men bring him back to the mansion as a potential member but the Blob spurns their invitation and returns to the carnival; Realizing that the Blob knows their secret, the X-Men lure him back to the mansion where Xavier wipes his memory. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 3 GD/VG 3.0

First appearance of the Blob. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Beware of the Blob!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; Professor X detects a new mutant and sends the X-Men to investigate; They arrive at a carnival and encounter the Blob, a very fat sideshow attraction who can bounce bullets off of his malleable hide as well as anchor himself to the earth and become immovable; The X-Men bring him back to the mansion as a potential member but the Blob spurns their invitation and returns to the carnival; Realizing that the Blob knows their secret, the X-Men lure him back to the mansion where Xavier wipes his memory. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.