Auctions: comic books July 1966

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 38 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #2021639010

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Second appearance of Mary Jane (cameo; face not shown) in Just a Guy Named Joe!, script by Steve Ditko (Plot) and Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Average joe, Joe Smith, fails at being a fighter and tries his hand at acting; Dressed up as a robotic monster, he is zapped with electricity and chemicals which causes him to go on a violent spree against those who doubted his abilities; Meanwhile, Norman Osborn puts a price on Spidey's head and our hero is plagued with goons trying to bump him off; Pete narrowly misses meeting Mary Jane. This is Ditko's final issue of Spider-Man. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 177. 32 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 18 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages and piece missing, interrupts art and story. REMAINDERED COPY. 1" Spine split from bottom.

Cover pencils by John Romita, inks by Frank Giacoia. First appearance of the Gladiator in There Shall Come a Gladiator!, plot by Stan Lee, script by Lee (pages 1-7) and Dennis O'Neil (pages 8-20), pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Frank Giacoia; A burly costume store owner decides it is really the clothes that make the man and begins his career as the Gladiator; Foggy gets a Daredevil costume from Melvin who talks the tubby lawyer into setting up a staged super fight to impress Karen; Thinking his fight with Foggy will draw out the real DD, Gladiator goes after him for real and Matt has to take a hand in rescuing his friend; In the night and the fog, everyone assumes it is Foggy as Daredevil that beat the Gladiator back; cameos by Thor, Dr. Strange, Captain America, and Dr. Doom (as costumes in the Gladiator's costume shop). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 353 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4461664005

Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella. The Weather Wizard's Triple-Treasure Thefts!; the Weather Wizard invades Gotham City, announcing that he has stolen three valuable items; Robin follows Weather Wizard, who traps Batman in a box of ice. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino. The Puzzling Prophecies of the Tea Leaves!; Sue and Ralph The Elongated Man Dibny visit a fortune teller in Quaker City; the fortune teller tells Ralph that he will soon prevent a robbery. Rocky and Bullwinkle are featured in a one-page Cheerios ad. Flash cover appearance (not inside). 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 52 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #1038010006

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. First appearance of the Black Panther in The Black Panther!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; The Black Panther invites the FF to Wakanda and demonstrates his powers by attacking them. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 52 VG+ 4.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. First appearance of the Black Panther in The Black Panther!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; The Black Panther invites the FF to Wakanda and demonstrates his powers by attacking them. Cover price $0.12.