Auctions: comic books November 1964

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 18 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4641276004

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Third appearance of the Sandman in The End of Spider-Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; With the entire city thinking he is a coward, Spider-Man runs from Sandman; Peter's life is in shambles, and he contemplates giving up being Spider-Man to concentrate on his personal life; Cameos by the Avengers, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, the Green Goblin, Kraven the Hunter, Doctor Octopus, and the Vulture. First appearance of Ned Leeds (later Hobgoblin). Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 13 and 156. Letter to the editor from comics artist Frank Brunner. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 18 GD/VG 3.0

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Third appearance of the Sandman in The End of Spider-Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; With the entire city thinking he is a coward, Spider-Man runs from Sandman; Peter's life is in shambles, and he contemplates giving up being Spider-Man to concentrate on his personal life; Cameos by the Avengers, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, the Green Goblin, Kraven the Hunter, Doctor Octopus, and the Vulture. First appearance of Ned Leeds (later Hobgoblin). Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 13 and 156. Letter to the editor from comics artist Frank Brunner. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 10 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4641276020

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. First appearance of Immortus in "The Avengers Break Up!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Immortus appears before the Masters of Evil and demands to join them against the Avengers, using his control of the realm of Limbo to summon other powerful people from past ages to help them. Roster: Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Wasp, Giant-Man, and Rick Jones. Villains: the Executioner, the Enchantress, Baron Zemo, and Kang. Letter to the editor from comics artist Gene Day. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 10 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. First appearance of Immortus in "The Avengers Break Up!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Immortus appears before the Masters of Evil and demands to join them against the Avengers, using his control of the realm of Limbo to summon other powerful people from past ages to help them. Roster: Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Wasp, Giant-Man, and Rick Jones. Villains: the Executioner, the Enchantress, Baron Zemo, and Kang. Letter to the editor from comics artist Gene Day. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 10 GD 2.0

.5" Cumulative spine split.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. First appearance of Immortus in "The Avengers Break Up!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Immortus appears before the Masters of Evil and demands to join them against the Avengers, using his control of the realm of Limbo to summon other powerful people from past ages to help them. Roster: Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Wasp, Giant-Man, and Rick Jones. Villains: the Executioner, the Enchantress, Baron Zemo, and Kang. Letter to the editor from comics artist Gene Day. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Blue Beetle (1964 Charlton) 3 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4649155007

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. The second Charlton series to feature Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle. Blue Beetle faces the evil Mr. Thunderbolt (no relation to Peter Cannon), a sinister mastermind with a plot to destroy the Earth. A hunter in Africa realizes that he loves wild animals, and what he really likes hunting is poachers. Letters page includes a letter from future Game of Thrones and Wild Cards fantasy author George RR Martin. Mr. Thunderbolt and the Superstar; What Killed Them?; The Smartest Apes; No Killer Instinct. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 56 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4643622006

Cover by Bernard Baily. Smoking Is for Squares! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. "Raid of the Mutant Marauders," script by Bob Haney, art by Bernard Baily; An android is created on the planet Argon with all the powers of the Justice League members, who is able to utilize the powers of two members at a time, and correspondingly takes a half-and-half appearance of those heroes (i.e., half-Flash / half-J'onn J'onzz); But when he falls in love with that planet's queen, is rejected, and is rocketed to Earth, the android goes on a rampage that even the Flash and the Martian Manhunter seem unable to halt. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 333 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4614368004

Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella. Cover by Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella, and Murphy Anderson. Hunters of the Elephants' Graveyard!; Batman and Robin travel to Africa to help Alice Foss, who poses as Glora "Goddess to all elephants" in order to help her husband, explorer Evan Bender. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Sid Greene. The Robbery That Never Happened! Starring Ralph Elongated Man Dibny and his wife, Sue Dibny. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Honesty is the Best Policy! public service announcement by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Friedrich. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Eighty Page Giant (1964) 5 VG/FN 5.0

Cover oxidation.

Batman 80pg. Giant, silver anniversary issue celebrating 25 years of Batman and Robin. Reprints. Cover art by Win Mortimer. "The Crimes of the Catwoman!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris; A reformed Selina Kyle is provoked into returning to crime as the Catwoman. One-page Little Pete humor story by Henry Boltinoff. "Batman's Greatest Thrills!", pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris; Even while appearing on the television program "Your Life Story," the Dynamic Duo are still able to apprehend The Joker. Half-page Bebe cartoon by Henry Boltinoff. "The Invisible Batman!", script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures) and Lew Sayre Schwartz (as Bob Kane), inks by Ray Burnley and Stan Kaye; When Batman is rendered invisible by radioactive dye, he must smash a gold bullion caper, prove his identity in court, and finally find an antidote for his condition. Batman/Detective Comics ad. Half-page Willy and Dilly story by Henry Boltinoff. "Rustling on a Reservation," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris; Batman motivates a tribe of Pueblo Indians to track down evil One-Wing's band of cattle rustlers. Cheerios ad with Rocky and Bullwinkle. "Bride of Batman!", script by David Vern, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; To deflect unwanted romantic attention from the Shah of Nairomi, Vicki Vale announces to the world that she is engaged to Batman. "The City of Ancient Heroes," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Once a year, the residents of Legend City dress as mythological characters; When the Gimmick Gang hit the city to steal "King Midas's" gold, Batman and Robin must follow them and crack their disguises. "The Man Who Shadowed Batman!", script by Ed Herron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Batman places a strangely shaped key in his utility belt for analysis; It is, however, a tracking device with which The Inventor can follow every move that he makes. Sequence from Daily Newspaper Syndicated Strip starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Bob Kane. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Hawkman (1964 1st Series) 4 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4641576009

Origin and 1st appearance of Zatanna. Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Smoking is for Squares! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Girl Who Split in Two!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; Separately investigating the mysterious arrival of 2 artifacts to the Midway City Museum, both Hawkman and Hawkgirl find a paralyzed girl in a magician's costume speaking jibberish. When they bring the twins together they merge into one being – Zatanna; She thanks them for their help and tells of them of her quest to find her father, the Golden Age hero Zatara. The Machine that Magnetized Men!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; Jan Kyll and his band of raiders travel from the year 11964 with a vehicle that emits magnetic rays to help them steal historical treasures. 36 pages, full color Cover price $0.12.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 31 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. Riddle of the Runaway Room!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Hawkman's first case as a member of the JLA involves low-level crook Joe Parry who has come into possession of an alien machine with which he creates three different threats against the JLA. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Friedrich. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 126 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4506969001

First appearance of Dormammu and Clea (named in issue 146). The Human Torch and the Thing face the Thinker and the Puppet Master in "Pawns of the Deadly Duo!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman. Reed Richards and Sue Storm appearances. Doctor Strange stars in "The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!" Script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko. First letters page. Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 126 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4641361013

First appearance of Dormammu and Clea (named in issue 146). The Human Torch and the Thing face the Thinker and the Puppet Master in "Pawns of the Deadly Duo!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman. Reed Richards and Sue Storm appearances. Doctor Strange stars in "The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!" Script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko. First letters page. Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 126 VG 4.0

Staple rust.

First appearance of Dormammu and Clea (named in issue 146). The Human Torch and the Thing face the Thinker and the Puppet Master in "Pawns of the Deadly Duo!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman. Reed Richards and Sue Storm appearances. Doctor Strange stars in "The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!" Script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko. First letters page. Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 126 VG 4.0

First appearance of Dormammu and Clea (named in issue 146). The Human Torch and the Thing face the Thinker and the Puppet Master in "Pawns of the Deadly Duo!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman. Reed Richards and Sue Storm appearances. Doctor Strange stars in "The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!" Script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko. First letters page. Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 53 FN+ 6.5

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. How Lois Lane Fell in Love with Superman!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; In this flashback story, Lois is unimpressed with the new hero Superman until Red Kryptonite temporarily robs him of his powers and she sees that he is still a hero without them. Honesty is the Best Policy! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Superman's Home-Town Sweetheart!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois goes to Smallville to interview girls who dated Superboy, and finds that one of them, Lydia Lawrence, is still carrying on a romance with Superman! Lois Lane's Transformations article. When Lois and Lana Were Brides!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; When a plane crash maroons Lois, Clark, and Lana in a remote valley in England, they meet a strange group of men who insist that all women must be married under their law, and proceed to match Lois with Clark, and Lana with a man of their clan. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 59 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4641361021

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Iron Man and Captain America double feature begins. The Avengers guest star in the Iron Man story, "The Black Knight," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Chic Stone; Iron Man battles the Black Knight; Wasp, Giant-Man, Captain America, and Thor appear. Part of the story continues in "Captain America," the first Silver Age Captain America solo story, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; While Cap lounges around Avengers Mansion, thinking about Bucky and his place in the world, a gang of costumed thugs break in intent on stealing any secrets or weapons Stark may have lying about the place, to sell for profit; They figure Cap's "just an acrobat"; Bucky Barnes cameo; First appearance of Jarvis (the Avengers' butler). Letters page begins. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 59 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Iron Man and Captain America double feature begins. The Avengers guest star in the Iron Man story, "The Black Knight," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Chic Stone; Iron Man battles the Black Knight; Wasp, Giant-Man, Captain America, and Thor appear. Part of the story continues in "Captain America," the first Silver Age Captain America solo story, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; While Cap lounges around Avengers Mansion, thinking about Bucky and his place in the world, a gang of costumed thugs break in intent on stealing any secrets or weapons Stark may have lying about the place, to sell for profit; They figure Cap's "just an acrobat"; Bucky Barnes cameo; First appearance of Jarvis (the Avengers' butler). Letters page begins. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 110 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646447024

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Thor just can't catch a break--he faces Loki, the Cobra, and Mr. Hyde in "Every Hand Against Him!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Loki sends the Cobra and Mr. Hyde to kidnap Jane; Thor confronts them but is forced to back down and let them go after they threaten to hurt her; Odin, witnessing the scene, expresses his displeasure at Thor's "weakness" and banishes him from Asgard; Thor explains that his former actions were a result of Loki's trickery; Odin allows Thor to return to Earth where he battles the villains again; He rescues Jane but she is critically ill; Whirling his hammer, Thor creates a vortex around Jane in which time stands still; This will afford him the opportunity to finish his battle with Cobra and Hyde; Appearances by Jane Foster and Heimdall. Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up of Thor, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. "Tales of Asgard" back-up, "The Defeat of Odin!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Was Odin defeated by an army of men, or did he stage the battle to teach the gods a lesson? The revelation of what M.M.M.S. stands for. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Two-Gun Kid (1948) 72 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646446020

"Two Guns Against Geronimo" (script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers), plus a back-up story, "The Last Gun-Fight" (script and art by Larry Lieber). Jack Kirby cover pencils. Letter in letter column from OAF (Oklahoma Alliance of Fans) members Bruce Shults and Matt Waldroop. Bruce is today the foremost Popeye collector in the country. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 8 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4641576019

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Unus, the Untouchable!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; After being attacked by a mutant hating crowd following his heroic rescue of a young boy, Beast gets fed up with protecting a humanity that fears and hates him and quits the X-Men; He becomes a professional wrestler but meets his match when he battles Unus, a mutant who cannot be touched; Unus is trying to leave show biz and join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men as an initiation; The X-Men barely fend him off and, returning home, they find the Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers; Thinking him a traitor, the X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped and powered up, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands; Beast returns him to his former power level but with the promise that Unus will steer clear of Magneto. The Beast Special Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 8 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4177262017

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Unus, the Untouchable!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; After being attacked by a mutant hating crowd following his heroic rescue of a young boy, Beast gets fed up with protecting a humanity that fears and hates him and quits the X-Men; He becomes a professional wrestler but meets his match when he battles Unus, a mutant who cannot be touched; Unus is trying to leave show biz and join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men as an initiation; The X-Men barely fend him off and, returning home, they find the Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers; Thinking him a traitor, the X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped and powered up, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands; Beast returns him to his former power level but with the promise that Unus will steer clear of Magneto. The Beast Special Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 8 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. 1 ad page missing, does not interrupt art or story. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Unus, the Untouchable!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; After being attacked by a mutant hating crowd following his heroic rescue of a young boy, Beast gets fed up with protecting a humanity that fears and hates him and quits the X-Men; He becomes a professional wrestler but meets his match when he battles Unus, a mutant who cannot be touched; Unus is trying to leave show biz and join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men as an initiation; The X-Men barely fend him off and, returning home, they find the Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers; Thinking him a traitor, the X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped and powered up, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands; Beast returns him to his former power level but with the promise that Unus will steer clear of Magneto. The Beast Special Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.