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Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 12 CGC 6.5 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

Page 12 missing.

Label #4609118006

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Unmasked by Dr. Octopus!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Peter has the 24 hour flu when Doc Ock captures Betty Brant in hopes of luring Spider-Man into battle; Ock beats the under the weather web-head and unmasks him, but everyone thinks it is just Peter trying to be brave by impersonating Spidey; Once he has recovered, Spider-Man battles through the wild animals Ock has released from the zoo to take on old six-arms himself. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 149. Letter to the editor from comics artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 12 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4701981011

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Unmasked by Dr. Octopus!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Peter has the 24 hour flu when Doc Ock captures Betty Brant in hopes of luring Spider-Man into battle; Ock beats the under the weather web-head and unmasks him, but everyone thinks it is just Peter trying to be brave by impersonating Spidey; Once he has recovered, Spider-Man battles through the wild animals Ock has released from the zoo to take on old six-arms himself. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 149. Letter to the editor from comics artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Batman (1940) 163 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #2077438003

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "Bat-Girl--Batwoman II!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Chic Stone, inks by Charles Paris; Betty returns to Gotham City and adopts the guise of Batwoman II; With Batman and Robin II both out of town, the original Batman must go into action and gets captured in the process; When Batwoman II saves him, she learns his secret identity in the process. "The Joker Jury!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Joker begins a crime wave using the city's various departments as his theme; When the Caped Crusaders head out to battle the Crime Clown, they are captured and put on trial by the Joker. Names Do Hurt! public service announcement, art by Sheldon Moldoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Phantom (1962 Gold Key/King/Charlton) 7 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation. Staple rust. Water damage.

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Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Wild Animals of South America, Number 6: Armadillos" Keys of Knowledge, art by Ray Bailey. "The Super Apes," script by Lee Falk and Bill Harris, art by Bill Lignante; Three crooks disguise themselves as Super Apes and kidnap the Llongo king in order to loot the jungle dwellers; When they capture Patrolman Smythe, the Phantom rescues him, then falls captive himself; The crooks tie the Phantom to the pole of a burning hut but he escapes, confirming local legends that the Ghost Who Walks cannot die. "Trapped," art by Bill Lignante; On a hunting trip of their own, Queen and Jack are injured, then trapped by a pride of lions; King arrives to save them just as they run out of ammunition. "The Phantom's Boyhood, Part III: School," script by Bill Harris, art by Bill Lignante; Kit excels at school and sports while maintaining a dignified reserve, which provokes constant bullying. "Seagoing Vessels, Number 12: 17th Century Man-of-War" Keys of Knowledge page, art by Jack Sparling. Painted back cover art by George Wilson. # on cover 10014-405 May. #7 5/64. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman and Marie Severin (Angel alterations). Trapped: One X-Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; With Xavier's mental powers gone, the X-Men try to decide how they will function without his leadership; Trying to ferret out the X-Men, Magneto has the Toad enter an atheletic event where he leaps to victory; With the crowd turning hostile due to the Toads amazing abilities, the X-Men arrive on the scene to capture him; Magneto snags Angel and whisks him away to Asteroid M; In an attempt to trade the Toad for Angel, the X-Men arrive on Asteroid M where they battle the Brotherhood once again; On their safe return to earth, Xavier revels that his power loss was a ruse to test his students. First Appearance of Magneto's Asteroid M; Prof's loss of powers just a test. Letter column begins in this issue. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.