Auctions: comic books April 1966

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 35 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4641197008

Cover pencils by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby (Spider-Man figure), inks by Steve Ditko and Sol Brodsky (Spider-Man figure). The Molten Man Regrets...!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; The Molten Man is released from jail and he decides he is going to be smarter about his next robbery, but Spider-Man puts an end to his plans. Ad for Hulk T-Shirt and other MMMS items, art by Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, and Frank Giacoia. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 28 and 174. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 15 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646443015

First appearance of the second Ox (Dr. Karl Stragg) in And Men Shall Call Him Ox!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Ox is convinced by his cellmate, Dr. Karl Stragg, that if the two can escape, the good doctor will make Ox smarter; Stragg double-crosses the Ox and switches bodies with the brute; DD tracks down the new and improved Ox only to defeat him permanently. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 49 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4380955002

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Second appearances of Galactus and the Silver Surfer (First cover appearance for both) in If This Be Doomsday!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; The Fantastic Four try to slow Galactus while the Watcher takes the Human Torch to find a weapon to defeat Galactus; Alicia Masters convinces Silver Surfer to help humanity. Letter to the editor from comic artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 49 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Second appearances of Galactus and the Silver Surfer (First cover appearance for both) in If This Be Doomsday!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; The Fantastic Four try to slow Galactus while the Watcher takes the Human Torch to find a weapon to defeat Galactus; Alicia Masters convinces Silver Surfer to help humanity. Letter to the editor from comic artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 49 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4540574015

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Second appearances of Galactus and the Silver Surfer (First cover appearance for both) in If This Be Doomsday!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; The Fantastic Four try to slow Galactus while the Watcher takes the Human Torch to find a weapon to defeat Galactus; Alicia Masters convinces Silver Surfer to help humanity. Letter to the editor from comic artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Marvel Collectors Item Classics (1966) 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0186679019

Reprints Fantastic Four #3, Spider-Man #4, and Ant-Man from Tales to Astonish #37. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four, Tales to Astonish) and Steve Ditko (Spider-Man cover), inks by Sol Brodsky (Fantastic Four), Steve Ditko (Spider-Man), and Dick Ayers (Tales to Astonish). "The Menace of the Miracle Man," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky; The Miracle Man performs his super-villain debut at his magic show by humiliating the Thing; Miracle Man declares war on humanity and animates a movie monster statue; Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars statue and Invisible Girl stows away on the atomic tank that Miracle Man has stolen; The Thing recalls the origin of the Fantastic Four while the Invisible Girl is taken prisoner by Miracle Man. "Trapped by the Protector!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Ant-Man deals with a dangerous extortionist, who turns out to be disguised as one of the victimized jewelers. "Nothing Can Stop...the Sandman," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The Sandman tries to hide from police in the high school where Peter Parker goes to school. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 127 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4667957006

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Pluto (from Red Raven Comics #1, August 1940) is reintroduced in "The Hammer and the Holocaust!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; The weakened and defeated Thor returns to Asgard where he finds Seidring has taken over; He battles the 'odin power' and defeats Seidring only to collapse himself. Appearances by Odin, Hercules, Jane Foster, Balder, and Heimdall. Marvel Bullpen Bulletins. Tale of Asgard: "The Meaning of... Ragnarok", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; The Asgardian gods have returned to Asgard where the prophetess Vollo relates the coming of Ragnarok! Odin and Balder appearances; Heimdall and Fandral cameos. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 19 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4641264006

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. Lo! Now Shall Appear--The Mimic!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin), inks by Dick Ayers; The X-Men are off to take a vacation when Bobby and Hank tussle with the mysterious Calvin Rankin who beats them by mimicking their powers; Calvin then has an encounter with Jean at a restaurant; Realizing he is dealing with the X-Men, Calvin follows Jean home and asks to join the X-Men; once he has absorbed all of their powers, however, he battles them and captures Jean; The team follows him to his secret hideout deep in an old mine where Mimic uses their combined powers to uncover a machine his father built that will allow him to keep the X-Men's combined powers for good; Realizing something at the last minute, Xavier allows Mimic to use the machine which doesn't give him powers but, rather, strips his mimic powers away; 1st appearance of the Mimic. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 19 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Major crack longer than 1" on back side corner.

Label #0274592004

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. Lo! Now Shall Appear--The Mimic!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin), inks by Dick Ayers; The X-Men are off to take a vacation when Bobby and Hank tussle with the mysterious Calvin Rankin who beats them by mimicking their powers; Calvin then has an encounter with Jean at a restaurant; Realizing he is dealing with the X-Men, Calvin follows Jean home and asks to join the X-Men; once he has absorbed all of their powers, however, he battles them and captures Jean; The team follows him to his secret hideout deep in an old mine where Mimic uses their combined powers to uncover a machine his father built that will allow him to keep the X-Men's combined powers for good; Realizing something at the last minute, Xavier allows Mimic to use the machine which doesn't give him powers but, rather, strips his mimic powers away; 1st appearance of the Mimic. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.