Auctions: comic books November 1967

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 369 VG 4.0

Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Sid Greene. Cover by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson. 4th appearance of the new Batgirl in Batgirl Breaks Up the Dynamic Duo!; Batman gets swamp fever; Batgirl and Robin team up to fight crime. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Neal Adams. Legend of the Lovers' Lantern!; Sue Dibny buys a supposedly supernatural lovers' lantern at an auction house, but shes robbed after she leaves the gallery; the Elongated Man goes after the thief. Letter to the editor from Mark Evanier and comics historian Peter Sanderson. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 68 VG+ 4.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. His Mission: Destroy the Fantastic Four!, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; A mysterious villain, posing as the chemist Dr. Santini, aids Reed in attempting to find a cure for Ben. Crystal (of the Inhumans) appearance. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 5 GD+ 2.5

The Black Panther and the Inhumans help the FF battle Psycho-Man (his first appearaince) in "Divide and Conquer!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia (not Joe Sinnott as credited). Silver Surfer back-up (first solo story), "The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer!" by Lee/Kirby/Giacoia. This issue also has eight pages of pin-ups by Kirby/Giacoia and a short story, "This Is a Plot?" Script and pencils by Kirby, inks by Giacoia. Kirby/Giacoia cover. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Tales (1964 Marvel) 11 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4646116004

Cover pencils by Steve Ditko (Spider-Man cover [modified], Jack Kirby (Torch scene), Joe Sinnott (Thor scene), and Larry Lieber (Wasp scene), inks by Steve Ditko (Spider-Man), Dick Ayers (Torch scene), Joe Sinnott (Thor scene), and George Roussos (Wasp scene). Duel with Daredevil, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko; reprinted from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #16. The Sorcerer and Pandora's Box starring Human Torch, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Beware the Bog Beast!--The Wasp Tells a Tale, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Paul Reinman; A suitor thought unworthy by the king wins the hand of the princess through cunning when strength fails; reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #56. Thor and Loki Attack the Human Race!, script by Stan Lee (Plot) and Robert Bernstein (Script, as R. Berns), pencils by Joe Sinnott, inks by Joe Sinnott; from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #94. 68 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Swing with Scooter (1966 DC) 9 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711162004

Cover pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Mike Esposito. A Frog Named Boris!, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Mike Esposito; Scooter and his pals rescue Sensuella, a prisoner in a Chinese fortune cookie factory, and help her get back the man she loves, who has been turned into a frog by her aunt who's a witch. House ad for Strange Adventures #205, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by George Roussos. Article about several teen idols and pop singers, including the Lovin' Spoonful and Herman's Hermits. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 38 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4742157020

Cover art by Dan Adkins. The Sinister Shadow of...Doomsday!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Roussos [as George Bell]; Mutant Master tells the Changeling about his plans to initiate the human in a third world war; Marvel Girl, Beast and Angel go to Europe; Iceman and Cyclops go to Washington. A Man Called...X--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by John Verpoorten; origin of Cyclops. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.