Auctions: comic books December 1966

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 43 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4641276016

1st full appearance of Mary Jane (cameos in #25,38, & 42). Cover by John Romita Sr.. MJ has her first in-depth interaction with Peter Parker, plus cameos by Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock (Daredevil) in Rhino on the Rampage!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; Rhino escapes from police custody and is looking for revenge on Spider-Man for defeating his attempt to kidnap John Jameson. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 32 and 183. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 43 VG+ 4.5

1st full appearance of Mary Jane (cameos in #25,38, & 42). Cover by John Romita Sr.. MJ has her first in-depth interaction with Peter Parker, plus cameos by Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock (Daredevil) in Rhino on the Rampage!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; Rhino escapes from police custody and is looking for revenge on Spider-Man for defeating his attempt to kidnap John Jameson. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 32 and 183. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 43 GD/VG 3.0

1st full appearance of Mary Jane (cameos in #25,38, & 42). Cover by John Romita Sr.. MJ has her first in-depth interaction with Peter Parker, plus cameos by Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock (Daredevil) in Rhino on the Rampage!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; Rhino escapes from police custody and is looking for revenge on Spider-Man for defeating his attempt to kidnap John Jameson. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 32 and 183. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 30 VG- 3.5

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Death of Aquaman starring Aquaman, Aqualad, Mera, Aquababy, and Mongo; camoes by The Flash [Barry Allen], Batman (cameo), Superman (cameo), and Hawkman [Katar Hol] (cameo), script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; Aquaman uses a duplicate to defend Atlantis; when the duplicate dies, his friends and family mourn. Cap's Hobby Hints activity half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 23 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646432009

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. Daredevil faces the Gladiator, the Masked Marauder, Tri-Man, the Dancer, the Mangler, the Brain, and the Maggia in DD Goes Wild, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Marauder transports DD and Gladiator back to his base in hopes of using Hornhead to help power his Tri-Man; When this plan fails, he transports them both to a movie set of the Roman Coliseum in Europe where all the Maggia heads are meeting; DD and Gladiator fight it out in the arena until a caged lion gets loose and DD ends up saving his foe's life; Gladiator refuses to fight after this and gets a job with the Maggia; DD walks away. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Double Dare Adventures (1966-1967 Harvey) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4543086011

Cover by Joe Simon and Jack Sparling. Stories and art by Otto Binder and Bill Draut. Part of Harvey Comics' short-lived Harvey Thriller imprint, designed by comics legend Joe Simon to reap the rewards of the Batman-inspired 1960s superhero craze. Transformed by Martian space-bees, low-ranking NASA technician Barry E. Eames returns to Earth as the improbable Bee-Man. Also featuring reprints of classic Harvey Golden Age sci-fi stories: In the future, a starship captain refuses to believe he's too old to fly. A scientist creates a formula that can give a human the proportionate strength of...an ant. Bee-Man was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Double Dare; Bee-Man; The Bee Line; Legend of the Glowing Gladiator; The Has-Been; The Ant Extract; You Can Be a Magician!; The Secret of Magicmaster; Jack Quick-Frost; Magic Session. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 57 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646447012

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Enter... Dr. Doom!, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; While Sandman attempts to free the Wizard, Dr. Doom steals the Surfer's Power Cosmic (part 1 of 4). Appearances by the Inhumans, the Sandman, and the Wizard. Captain America cameo. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 27 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4641264008

Cover pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. Re-Enter: The Mimic!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers; Angel rests in the wake of getting hit with Cyclops' optic blast; Mimic recovers his powers and memoriesl X-Men battle the Puppet Master; Cameos by Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four.. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.