Auctions: comic books February 1967

Creepy (1964 Warren) 13 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4691152003

Stories in this issue include: The Squaw! by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall (from the story by Bram Stoker); Early Warning! by Archie Goodwin and Jerry Grandenetti; Scream Test! by John Benson, Bhob Stewart, and Angelo Torres; Madness in the Method! by Carl Wessler and Rocco Mastroserio; Fear in Stone by Archie Goodwin and Gene Colan; Adam Link, Gangbuster! by Otto Binder and Joe Orlando; and Second Chance! by Archie Goodwin and Steve Ditko. Includes profile of Angelo Torres. Cover art by Gray Morrow. Cover price $0.35.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 59 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Doctor Doom steals the Silver Surfer's cosmic powers (part 3 of 4) in Doomsday, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Dr. Doom wreaks havoc across the globe with the Power Cosmic; Black Bolt destroys the barrier that was imprisoning the Inhumans. Brief Inhumans appearance. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Green Hornet (1967 Gold Key) 1 CBCS 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #23-34073B1-004

Number on cover is 10202-702. Photo cover of Van Williams as the Green Hornet and Bruce Lee as Kato. Intro with photo. Ring of Terror, script by Paul Newman, art by Dan Spiegle; The Green Hornet takes on criminals who use a drug to make upstanding citizens cooperate in their crimes with no memory of what they have done, including no less than Frank Scanlon! Photo of Bruce Lee as "Britt's houseboy" and a comic drawing of The Green Hornet's "crime-fighting aide" by Dan Spiegel, with brief textual description of the character(s). Photo of Wende Wagner as Lenore "Casey" Case, with brief textual description of the character. A back-cover black and white TV series photo of the Green Hornet and Kato crouching in front of the Black Beauty, with color borders. Based on the classic TV series. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 51 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

"Z--As in Zatanna--and Zero Hour!" with story by Gardner Fox, art by Mike Sekowsky and inks by Sid Greene, guest-stars Zatanna and the Elongated Man. When awesome magical powers threaten Zatanna's like as she searches for his missing father, Zatara, the Justice League of America come to the rescue! This issue's roll call: The Atom, Batman, Green Lantern and Hawkman. Full page ad for Batman poster pin-up set--just $1.00 for all. Circulation numbers reported in Statement of Ownership showing average number of copies for preceeding 12 months: 654,000. Letter in this issue from early comic fandom writer Irene Vartanoff. Cover price $0.12.

Time Tunnel (1967) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Number/month on cover: 10198-702, no month listed. Comic book version of the Irwin Allen 1960s sci/fi-fantasy TV series in which two scientists are hurled into the lost world of time. Issue has "The Assassins" in which Tony and Doug try to prevent Abraham Lincoln's assassination, "The Lion or the Volcano?" in which the pair are trapped in Pompeii right before the volcano Vesuvius erupts, and "Mars Countdown" in which the pair are trapped on a rocket headed for Mars. Back cover and inside covers have photo pinups. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.