Auctions: comic books April 1966

Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 98 FN 6.0

Cover by Bob Oksner. Written by Arnold Drake, Mort Drucker and Henry Boltinoff. Art by Bob Oksner, Mort Drucker and Henry Boltinoff. Rev up your engines for a daffy drag, a merry meet and a riot of a rally! But look out or you'll strip your gears laughing at..."The Cool Hot-Rodder!" by Arnold Drake and Bob Oksner. Starring Bob Hope, Super-Hip, Badger Goldliver, Doltish, Godfrey Goldliver, Lisa, Henrietta, Ruth the Wrecker, Zombia Ghastly and "Crash" Vyctum. Plus: Going Steady gag strips by Mort Drucker. And: Cap's Hobby Hints activity half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 27 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4649142011

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. "Four Against the Floodtide," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frankie Ray); Hawkeye remembers how to work the message machine but is attacked by the Beetle before he gets a chance; He defeats the Beetle, reads the message and, sets off to help; Hawkeye finds a beaten Quicksilver and together they help defeat Attuma; Captain America sabotages Attuma's controls, and the base collides with his wave machine, destroying it; They return to find the Beetle missing and an important message on the computer involving the Wasp. Avengers roll call: Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch. Chet Huntley and David Brinkley cameos. Reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #21. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 49 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #1267154015

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 GD/VG 3.0

1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Oxidation. Water damage. Staple rust.

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 GD+ 2.5

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.

Hawkman (1964 1st Series) 13 FN 6.0

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Quest of the Immortal Queen!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; The Hawks are captured by the queen of an underground civilization who intends to marry Hawkman even if she has to kill Hawkgirl, his current wife. House ad for The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #160, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. Amazing Ratios fact page by Julius Schwartz. House ad for Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #99, art by Joe Kubert. Letter from 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.

Metamorpho (1965 1st Series) 5 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #0992268014

Cover pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Charles Paris. Will the Real Metamorpho Please Stand Up?, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Charles Paris; Metamorpho and Simon Stagg argue and Metamorpho and Sapphire leave to have Christmas in the tropics; Simon Stagg turns Edifice K. Bulwark into another Metamorpho. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 61 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646436013

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Beyond the Sinister Barrier!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; The Spectre battles the demonic Shathan the Eternal. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Cloud 9 page of cartoons by Mort Drucker. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 76 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4655339003

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Romita. "Here Lies Hidden… the Unspeakable Ultimo!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin), inks by Jack Abel (as Gary Michaels); While being arrested for the use of the Enervation Intensifier, Tony Stark is suddenly transported through time and space; But where will he end up?; The Freak turns back into Happy, but then the Mandarin attacks. "The Gladiator, the Girl, and the Glory!", script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita; Batroc and Captain America duke it out over the vial of Inferno 42. Statement of Ownership: Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 367,728. 36 pages, full color. 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.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 161 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4649155025

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Curse of Cleopatra," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; When Countess Draska Nishki comes to Lt. Diana Princes office and offers her services as a spy for hire, Diana rebuffs her, and is tossed around the room by the judo-trained spy; Later, Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor are witness to a "war" between two rival movie studios, each turning out a Cleopatra epic; Magnum Magnus of Magnus Pictures contacts them and asks them to play the parts of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, because the actor and actress who were originally essaying those parts have fallen into catatonia. "Battle Inside of a Brain," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman is asked by Gen. Darnell to make sure Steve Trevor gets to the Pentagon safely with info on a new rocket plane he has tested; On the way, they are stopped and overcome by the Angle Man and his gang. Letter to the editor from writer/producer Mike Uslan. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.