Auctions: comic books February 1968

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 57 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4614486009

"The Coming of Ka-Zar!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Ka-Zar. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita and Don Heck. Inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo). Cover by John Romita. The news is good and bad for the Amazing Spider-Man. First the good...the web-slinger helped defeat Doc Oc at the end of last issue. Next the bad...he still has amnesia! So the wondrous wall-crawler is swinging around Manhattan not knowing who he is or where he lives. What a quandary! Meanwhile, Lord Kevin Plunder (akaKa-Zar) arrives in New York City with Zabu. And the first person he bumps into is J. Jonah Jameson! True to form JJJ convinces Ka-Zar that Spider-Man is a menace! And the Lord of the Jungle sets out to bring the web-slinger to justice! When Ka-Zar finds the web-spinner...the rhubarb begins! Atfirst Spider-Man has the advantage, but then the big cat enters the fray! Will Zabu send the wall-crawler to a watery grave? Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Anna Watson, John Jameson, Captain Stacy, Gwen Stacy, and Harry Osborn. (Notes: This issue is the first meeting between Spider-Man and Ka-Zar. The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 37 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646432011

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. Don't Look Now, But It's Dr. Doom, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by John Tartaglione; Doom captures Daredevil and switches bodies with our hero; cameo flashback featuring Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, and Galactus. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 37 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4646236001

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. Don't Look Now, But It's Dr. Doom, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by John Tartaglione; Doom captures Daredevil and switches bodies with our hero; cameo flashback featuring Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, and Galactus. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Famous Monsters of Filmland (1958) Magazine 48 CGC 9.4

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1269447001

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Features in this issue include: movie previews, part one of The Ghost of Frankenstein filmbook; "The Monster from One Million B.C." (comic drawn by Tom Sutton); and more. The photo cover is of a man in a Santa suit wearing a Mummy mask. The back of the mag has an ad for Eerie magazine, which debuted a couple of years or so prior. Cover price $0.50.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 71 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4666014022

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. ...and So It Ends..., script by Stan Lee; Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Ben, with his mind restored helps the others defeat the Thinker's android. Crystal (of the Inhumans) appearance. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 165 CGC 4.0 JSA Steranko

Paper: Off white

Jim Steranko authenticated autograph.

Label #4576478017

Cover art by Jim Steranko. Nick Fury stars in "Behold the Savage Sky!", script and pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by Frank Giacoia; As The Yellow Claw is about to destroy NYC, the SHIELD Heli-Carrier arrives and a squad led by Dugan assault The Sky Dragon. Fury breaks loose and defeats Von Voltzmann while several agents corner The Claw, but he lays them out using Hyper-Psionic Brain Emanations; His nervous system drained, The Claws unleashes a squad of robot replicas of himself to cover his escape; Fury catches up with the real Claw using a Magnetic Pelfrag Shooter to weigh him down but the pellets disintegrate. "The Mystic and the Machine!", script by Jim Lawrence and Dan Adkins (co-plot), art by Dan Adkins; Strange continues thru the underground tunnel until he comes to a large set of doors; Upon getting them open, he finds a "Disintegrator" ray is waiting for him; After he takes it out with the "Flames of Faltine," Yandroth realizes his magic is more "potent" than he "calculated", and uses an "Ultra-Spectrum Laser" to incinerate Strange's brain! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 81 FN 6.0

Cover art by Neal Adams. No Witnesses in Outer Space!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois Lane offers to help with an experiment at the local prison. Part II - Lois Lane's Extreme Space Peril!; After being exposed to an experimental gas, Lois discovers that she still loves Superman; When Superman is trapped in space, Lois stows away on Commander Kirby's mission to try to rescue him. How Lois Lane Got Her Job, script by Otto Binder, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois remembers three scoops she got before she met Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 149 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4641472013

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "When Falls a Hero!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Stripped of his Godly powers, Thor must now face the Wrecker, who has been granted mystical powers accidentally by Karnilla the Norn Queen; As their battle rages on in New York City, Thor can only maintain a defensive and is soon easily beat into submission by the simple minded crook; While in faraway Asgard, Balder and Sif can only watch in horror as their friend and ally is savaged on Earth; No longer able to stand being idle and doing nothing, Sif convinces Balder to join her in trying to convince Odin to come to Thor's rescue; Overhearing this, Loki decides to steal the mystic crystal; Plot crossover with the Fantastic Four 73. "Origins of the Inhumans" back-up: "Silence or Death!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Black Bolt, who has been kept in isolation because of his deadly voice, finally meets his cousins and his brother Maximus; Maximus attacks Black Bolt hoping to make Black Bolt speak and prove himself unworthy to rule; Origins of Black Bolt, Medusa, Crystal, Maximus, Gorgon, and Karnak. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 41 VG- 3.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Miswrapped/miscut.

First appearance of Grotesk. Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska. Now Strikes...the Sub-Human!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska; the X-Men battle the Grotesk, the last survivor of the Sub-Humans. The Living Diamond!--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by John Verpoorten; Jack O'Diamonds wants Scott Summers to help him battle Professor Xavier; Jack O'Diamonds turns himself into a Living Diamond. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 41 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple.

First appearance of Grotesk. Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska. Now Strikes...the Sub-Human!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska; the X-Men battle the Grotesk, the last survivor of the Sub-Humans. The Living Diamond!--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by John Verpoorten; Jack O'Diamonds wants Scott Summers to help him battle Professor Xavier; Jack O'Diamonds turns himself into a Living Diamond. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 174 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Angle Man transfers Diana's powers to Steve in "Steve Trevor--Alias the Patriot." Written by Robert Kanigher, with art by Irv Novick and Mike Esposito. Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor [becomes the Patriot]; Angle Man; Hippolyta. Plus: The King of Crime tries to steal statues of the JLA in "Wonder Woman Vs. the Air Devils!" Written by Robert Kanigher, with art by Irv Novick and Mike Esposito. Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hippolyta; King of Crime (introduction). Cover by Carmine Infantino (layouts) and Irv Novick. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.