Auctions: comic books July 1967

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 50 GD 2.0

1" Spine split from top. Water damage. Ink and tracing on front cover.

Cover pencils by John Romita. First appearance of the Kingpin in Spider-Man No More!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, inks by Mike Esposito [as Mickey Dimeo]; Fearing for his aunt's health and tired of being hounded by Jameson, Peter gives up being Spider-Man and concentrates on being a simple college student; A kid finds the discarded Spidey suit in the trash can and brings it to the Daily Bugle where Jonah proudly puts it on display; Pete's personal life starts looking up but crime increases as the Kingpin gathers the mob under his leadership; Feeling guilty about the crime wave, Peter remembers the lessons taught to him by his uncle's death and decides to become Spider-Man once again. Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon cameos. Reprinted in Marvel Tales #190. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) UK Price Variant 50UK GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover pencils by John Romita. First appearance of the Kingpin in Spider-Man No More!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, inks by Mike Esposito [as Mickey Dimeo]; Fearing for his aunt's health and tired of being hounded by Jameson, Peter gives up being Spider-Man and concentrates on being a simple college student; A kid finds the discarded Spidey suit in the trash can and brings it to the Daily Bugle where Jonah proudly puts it on display; Pete's personal life starts looking up but crime increases as the Kingpin gathers the mob under his leadership; Feeling guilty about the crime wave, Peter remembers the lessons taught to him by his uncle's death and decides to become Spider-Man once again. Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon cameos. Reprinted in Marvel Tales #190. 36 pgs.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 365 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4635331008

Written by John Broome. Art by Sheldon Moldoff (ghosting for Bob Kane) and Joe Giella. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson. The House the Joker Built!; the Joker sells Joker merchandise and makes a television show of Joker/Batman fights. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Sid Greene. The Crooks Who Captured Themselves!; Ralph Elongated Man tries to stop bad guys from robbing a coin shop, but stops the police instead. Letters to the editor from comics writers Mike Friedrich and Mark Evanier. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Marvel Tales (1964 Marvel) 9 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4646114002

Reprints: Amazing Spider-Man #14 featuring "The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin." Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk. Story by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Strange Tales #107 featuring the Human Torch face-to-face with the mighty Sub-Mariner in "The Master of Flame vs. the Monarch of the Sea." Story by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Journey into Mystery #91 starring the Mighty Thor in "Sandu Master of the Supernatural!" Story by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. Art by Al Hartley. Tales to Astonish #54 starring the Wasp in "Conquest!" Story by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. Art by Larry Lieber and Sol Brodsky. Cover price $0.25.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 93 VG 4.0

Moisture damage.

Cover by Marie Severin and Frank Giacoia. The Monarch and the Monster, script by Roy Thomas and Dan Adkins; As Namor battles It, torpedoes from the submarine cause an avalanche, trapping It; Namor turns on the submarine and begins to punch holes in it; It (the creature) returns and they battle, further damaging the submarine and (apparently) killing it;The submarine leaves (with the carcass of It) while Namor breaks off, feeling weakness overwhelm him. He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin; Having 'caught' the Silver Surfer (believing him to be an alien starship), Hulk starts a fight with perhaps the only being on Earth stronger than Hulk is; The Surfer, irritated, knocks him out, then probes Hulk to discover the reason for his belligerence and discovers the damage done by the gamma radiation; Just as the Surfer prepares to reverse the damage and return Dr. Banner's life, Hulk wakes up and, seeing the action as an attack, lashes out. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 93 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Marie Severin and Frank Giacoia. The Monarch and the Monster, script by Roy Thomas and Dan Adkins; As Namor battles It, torpedoes from the submarine cause an avalanche, trapping It; Namor turns on the submarine and begins to punch holes in it; It (the creature) returns and they battle, further damaging the submarine and (apparently) killing it;The submarine leaves (with the carcass of It) while Namor breaks off, feeling weakness overwhelm him. He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin; Having 'caught' the Silver Surfer (believing him to be an alien starship), Hulk starts a fight with perhaps the only being on Earth stronger than Hulk is; The Surfer, irritated, knocks him out, then probes Hulk to discover the reason for his belligerence and discovers the damage done by the gamma radiation; Just as the Surfer prepares to reverse the damage and return Dr. Banner's life, Hulk wakes up and, seeing the action as an attack, lashes out. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.