Auctions: comic books April 1969

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 71 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4716661011

"The Speedster and the Spider!" Guest-starring Quicksilver. Plot by John Romita. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita. A downtrodden web-slinger returns to his apartment after losing his temper with J. Jonah Jameson last issue. However Peter Parker's fortunes change the next day when he sells several photographs to the Daily Bugle's stand-in chief (Joe Robertson); and gives the troublesome clay tablet to Captain Stacy. Meanwhile, Quicksilver is back in New York and looking for a way to redeem himself. The mutantspeedster decides that bringing Spider-Man to justice would be the best way. So Pietro launches a surprise attack against the wall-crawler! Quicksilver vs. Spider-Man! May the fastest man win! First appearance of MarthaRobertson. Cameo appearances by Jarvis, Harry Osborn, John Jameson, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, and Randy Robertson. Flashback cameos by the Scarlet Witch and the Toad. (Notes: Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch previously appeared in Avengers (1st series) #53. This issue includes a statement of ownership: average print run 556,000; average paid circulation 373,303.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 63 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1204437018

"And in This Corner...Goliath!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by George Klein. Cover by Gene Colan and George Klein. Clint Barton takes center stage as he changes identities after receiving a distress call from the Black Widow! Exit Hawkeye...and enter Goliath! A new super-villain triumvirate has taken the Widow prisoner and crafted a plan to conquer the United States! With his fellow Avengers away on a phony mission, Clint storms into Coney Island to rescue Natasha all by himself! But the Mad Thinker's massive android stands in his way! Will the new Goliath be cut down to size on his very first adventure? Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Hawkeye/Goliath, Vision, Wasp, and Yellowjacket. (Notes: Elements of the plot continue from Captain Marvel (1st series) 12 and continue in Sub-Mariner (1st series) 14. Egghead previously appeared in Tales to Astonish 61. The Puppet Master and Mad Thinker appear next in Sub-Mariner 14.) 36 pages. 12 cent cover price. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 51 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #3839630017

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith and John Romita (re-touches), inks by George Klein and John Romita (re-touches). Run, Murdock, Run!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by George Klein; While DD is battling his nefarious Plastoid robot, Starr Saxon invades Matt Murdock's apartment and finds out the he and Daredevil are on and the same; Determined to end his career as DD, Matt tries to patch things up with Foggy and Karen; Starr begins to hound Matt; Matt begins to have weak spells as doctors discover he is dying of radiation poisoning; Captain America cameo. Letter to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 85 VG- 3.5

Water/moisture damage.

"Within this Tortured Land" Part 2 of 4. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott. At the request of SHIELD last issue, the Fantastic Four agreed to invade Latveria and locate a high-tech army of robots! Well, the FF did successfully locate that robot army, but unfortunately also its creator…Doctor Doom! And now Reed, Ben, Johnny, and Crystal are powerless prisoners of the Latverian monarch! Does SHIELD need any more favors?! Let's hope not! However, this isn't Mr. Fantastic's first rodeo in Latveria! Reed has a plan to get out of this mess...doesn't he? Let's hope so, because time is running out for the citizens of Latveria! Cameo appearance by the Invisible Girl. (Notes: This issue includes a full-page ad for Captain America 112. The back page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 531,325; average paid circulation 344,865.) 36 pages Cover price $0.12.

Just Married (1958) 64 GD 2.0

Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Hal Grauer, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico, Ernie Bache and Vince Colletta. Charlton's long-running romance comic focused on the stormy passions of newlyweds. Linda's husband has six months to live, but she doesn't tell him because she wants their time together to be a happy one. Only a week after their wedding, Kathy and Steve are making each other miserable. Plus a Shakespeare sonnet in comics form. Happy Anniversary; Lovely Man Next Door; Charlton Comics Mini-Poster; On Trial; A Few Precious Hours; The Best Dance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 217 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4715513021

Adam Strange reprint: "Secret of the Eternal City" (from his first appearance in Showcase 17). Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia. Atomic Knights reprint: "The Rise of the Atomic Knights!" (from the first appearance in Strange Adventures 117). Script by John Broome, art by Murphy Anderson. Statement of ownership--average print run 312,000; average paid circulation 165,000. New Neal Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 12 FN+ 6.5

Written by Roy Thomas. Prince Namor finds himself fighting for his life against bizarre creatures in an arena of death! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 91 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Neal Adams. Love is Blind! [Part I], pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito; When Lois is blinded trying to save Superman from a deadly ray, Superman marries her to repay her. House ad for Bat Lash #4. House ad for The Brave and the Bold #83. Part II - The Blind Beauty and the Beast!; Lois meets a kind man but does not know that he is deformed. House ad for Metal Men #37. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Tomahawk (1950) 121 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4726567025

Cover art by Neal Adams. To Kill a Ranger! starring Tomahawk, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Frank Thorne; Tomahawk mourns a dead Indian boy that he killed. Aim Your Cannons at Me starring Tomahawk, script by Howard Liss, art by Frank Thorne. Statement of ownership--average print run 298,000; average paid circulation 157,250. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.