Auctions: comic books March 1964

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 10 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4701610001

Cover pencils by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko and Dick Ayers. The Enforcers!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The Enforcers try to shake down Betty Brant, which brings them to the attention of Spider-Man. House as for Fantastic Four #24, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. Special Announcement Section wherein Stan plugs a few upcoming issues. X-Men #4, The Avengers #4 and Fantastic Four #25 are mentioned. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) UK Edition 4UK GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. Captain America Joins... The Avengers!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos; Namor attacks a group of eskimos and throws their idol into the sea. When the ice melts, the figure trapped within turns out to be Captain America, in suspended animation since the end of World War II; The Avengers rescue Cap and return to New York. An alien figure turns our heroes to stone. When Cap and Rick Jones track him down, the alien agrees to restore the Avengers if they agree to help him recover his broken space ship in return; When doing so, the Avengers are attacked by Namor. Roster includes: Thor, Giant-Man, Wasp, Iron Man and Captain America. Rick Jones and Sub-Mariner appearances. First modern appearances of Captain America and Bucky. First appearance (shadowed cameo of face) of the first Baron Zemo. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Doctor Solar (1962 Gold Key) 7 FN- 5.5

Dr. Solar in "Vanishing Oceans!" and "The Guided Comet!" and Professor Harbinger in "Satellite Sweeper!" Letter to the editor from comics historian Jerry Bails. Painted front and back covers. Number on cover 10000-403 March. Cover price $0.12.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 75 FN- 5.5

Water spots.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The Mystery of Convict 313!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by John Forte; Jimmy discovers evidence that suggests that his Father is really a jailbird. Ollie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Voyage of the Mary Celeste II!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Jimmy skippers the ship, "Marie Celeste II", and attempts to solve a ninety years old mystery. When Supergirl Replaced Jimmy Olsen!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 51 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #17-1A7EB23-339

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. First appearance of the Scarecrow in "The Sinister Scarecrow!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A contortionist becomes the Scarecrow and steals some plans from Tony Stark to sell them to Cuba; Iron Man follows the Scarecrow and steals back the plans. "The Recipe" text story. "The Green Thing!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A psychic alien plant lands on Earth and torments a human to prove its power, but it is eaten by a crow. "The Primitive!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A space explorer finally gives up his quest to find a more advanced species, not knowing that the primitives he found were more advanced, until they invented the cobalt bomb. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 4 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Mastermind, and Toad appear for the 1st time, and Magneto makes his 2nd appearance. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; Magneto and his new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants steals a freighter and uses it to take over the South American nation of Santo Marco; The X-Men invade and take the country back; Xavier is caught in an explosion and loses his mental powers. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.