Auctions: comic books January 1968

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 56 VG/FN 5.0

Doctor Octopus appearance and the first appearance of Capt. Stacy in "Disaster" script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Mike Esposito as "Mickey Demeo." Spidey has amnesia, and Doc Ock convinces him that they are partners! Will he fall for it? Or just go along until his memory comes back? Romita cover. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 41. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 48 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #2086513010

First appearance of the new Black Knight (aka Dane Whitman) in "The Black Knight Lives Again!" Script by Roy Thomas. Art by George Tuska. Cover by George Tuska. Inside Garrett Castle Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are prisoners of Magneto! And the Master of Magnetism is admonishing them to rejoin the brotherhood! While elsewhere in the castle, a stunning transformation is occurring as Dane Whitman decides to take up the mantle of the Black Knight! Dane wants the knight to become a force for good! So, his first act is to fly to Avengers Mansion and tell the Avengers about Wanda and Pietro's plight! But Earth's Mightiest Heroes mistake Dane for the evil Black Knight and attack! Will the new knight's career be over before it even starts? Meanwhile in Olympus, Hercules discovers the Temple of the Promethean Flame in ruins and his fellow gods missing! Origin of the new Black Knight. First appearance of Aragorn - the winged horse. Cameo appearances by Jarvis and the Toad. Flashback cameo by Nathan Garrett - the previous Black Knight. Avengers Lineup: Hawkeye, Goliath (aka Hank Pym), Hercules, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and the Wasp. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #40.) 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 48 GD/VG 3.0

First appearance of the new Black Knight (aka Dane Whitman) in "The Black Knight Lives Again!" Script by Roy Thomas. Art by George Tuska. Cover by George Tuska. Inside Garrett Castle Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are prisoners of Magneto! And the Master of Magnetism is admonishing them to rejoin the brotherhood! While elsewhere in the castle, a stunning transformation is occurring as Dane Whitman decides to take up the mantle of the Black Knight! Dane wants the knight to become a force for good! So, his first act is to fly to Avengers Mansion and tell the Avengers about Wanda and Pietro's plight! But Earth's Mightiest Heroes mistake Dane for the evil Black Knight and attack! Will the new knight's career be over before it even starts? Meanwhile in Olympus, Hercules discovers the Temple of the Promethean Flame in ruins and his fellow gods missing! Origin of the new Black Knight. First appearance of Aragorn - the winged horse. Cameo appearances by Jarvis and the Toad. Flashback cameo by Nathan Garrett - the previous Black Knight. Avengers Lineup: Hawkeye, Goliath (aka Hank Pym), Hercules, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and the Wasp. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #40.) 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Capt. Biljo Comics (1968) 1 VG 4.0

Staple rust. Rust migration.

Capt. Biljo Comics was published during the Golden Age of comic book fanzines by William J. White, a prominent fan who frequently went by the nickname of Biljo White. Issue #1 features cover art by White, plus a strip-ed called "The Pestering Pilfering of the Purple Pig." 14 pgs. Ditto. Jan., 1968.

Captain Savage (1968) 1 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4653910015

"The Last Banzai!" Fully titled Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders (at least for the first eight issues), this 19-issue series takes place in the Pacific theater of World War II. This first issue finds Savage and his team invading Tarawa. Includes guest appearances by Sgt. Fury and Dum Dum Dugan. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Syd Shores. Cover by Ayers and Shores. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 36 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2020001006

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Paul Reinman. The Name of the Game Is Mayhem!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; DD saves the Invisible Girl from the Trapster, but in the ensuing battle, hurts his back as he takes down the villain; Foggy is asked to run for District Attorney; Debbie Harris is paroled from prison and contacts Foggy; Dr. Doom shows up. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 36 VG- 3.5

1 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Paul Reinman. The Name of the Game Is Mayhem!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; DD saves the Invisible Girl from the Trapster, but in the ensuing battle, hurts his back as he takes down the villain; Foggy is asked to run for District Attorney; Debbie Harris is paroled from prison and contacts Foggy; Dr. Doom shows up. Cover price $0.12.

Doctor Solar (1962 Gold Key) 22 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4742311016

Dr. Solar in "The Two Lives of Nuro or the Birth of King Cybernoid!" and "The Strange Death of Nuro!" and Professor Harbinger in "The Time Spiral!" Painted front cover. # on cover 10000-801 January #22 1/68 12c Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 99 VG 4.0

Cover by Marie Severin and Dan Adkins. When the Monster Wakes!, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin and John Tartaglione; With the military base under control of the Lord of the Living Lightning and the threat of a deadly missile barrage looming, it is up to the Hulk and Talbot to retake the instillation and beat back the Living Lightning troops; The Hulk succeeds in stopping his foe but has to blow up the military base to do it. When Falls the Holocaust!, script by Archie Goodwin, art by Dan Adkins; Namor awakens in the ruins of Atlantis only to find that his army has taken off to start a war with the surface world; They plan on activating their latest and most dangerous weapon, the Hurricane Inducer, but the machine has not been tested and Namor fears that it will cause great harm to friend and foe alike; With his subjects already thinking him a traitor for allying with the piratical Plunderer, Namor doesn't do his tarnished rep any favors when he is caught destroying the Atlantean's most powerful weapon. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 148 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #3836066005

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. First appearance of the Wrecker in "Let There Be... Chaos!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; All the Asgardians on earth have their powers removed by Odin; Loki, trying to get power from Karnilla, accidentally creates the Wrecker who attacks Thor. Appearances by Balder, Sif, Odin, and Loki. Spider-Man cameo. Origins of the Inhumans back-up: "And Finally: Black Bolt!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Agon and Rynda have altered their infant son's genetic pattern to give him the powers of levitation and electron manipulation, but they discover that he has a more dangerous and destructive power in his voice. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 148 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. First appearance of the Wrecker in "Let There Be... Chaos!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; All the Asgardians on earth have their powers removed by Odin; Loki, trying to get power from Karnilla, accidentally creates the Wrecker who attacks Thor. Appearances by Balder, Sif, Odin, and Loki. Spider-Man cameo. Origins of the Inhumans back-up: "And Finally: Black Bolt!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Agon and Rynda have altered their infant son's genetic pattern to give him the powers of levitation and electron manipulation, but they discover that he has a more dangerous and destructive power in his voice. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 40 VG/FN 5.0

Writing on interior page.

Cover art by George Tuska. The Mark of the Monster!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska; the X-Men battle the Frankenstein monster, who is revealed SPOILER WARNING to be an android. The First Evil Mutant!--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by John Verpoorten; the origin of Jack ODiamond; Cyclops origin continued. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.