Auctions: comic books May 1969

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 13 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4516656011

"Captives of the Controller!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska. It's an awesome cover to cover slugfest between the Controller and the Invincible Iron Man! The Controller has hijacked a train and is headed for New York City to enslave the population! Can Shell-head stop the runaway locomotive and also rescue Janice Cord? Cameo appearance by Nick Fury. 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 20 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4701981016

Giant-size issue. Doctor Doom stars in "This Man, This Demon!" Script by Larry Lieber and Roy Thomas, pencils by Lieber and Frank Giacoia, inks by Vince Colletta. Brief Fantastic Four appearance. The remainder of the issue contains Golden Age reprints: the Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett ("The Sub-Mariner Meets a New Enemy...Fire!"); and, from Young Men 24, the Human Torch, Captain America ("Back From the Dead!"), and the Sub-Mariner. This issue also contains a one-page ad for a Starhawk story that never appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes. John Buscema cover pencils. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Shock (1969) Magazine Vol. 1 #1 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Bruce Hamilton, Sal Trapani, S. Finocchiaro, Petrizza, and Tony Mortellaro. Another horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications, featuring tales of maniacs, monsters and the undead. A woman seeks revenge after her husband kills her father with voodoo. Three elderly women destroy other people's lives with their gossip, but victims driven to suicide rise from the grave for revenge. Honeymooners passing through Salem, Massachusetts are stalked by the creatures summoned by a witch's ghost. Voodoo Dolls; The Gossips; Eternal Death; Last Supper!; His Final Choice; Cremation; The Witches' Curse; Out of Focus; Premonition. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 92 VG/FN 5.0

Staple rust.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Neal Adams. The Unbreakable Spell! [Part I], script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito; Lois is rescued by Comet the Super-Horse who then becomes human temporarily and tells Lois his origin. House ad for Superboy #156. Part II The Chestnut Mare Ain't What She Used to Be!; Maldor turns Lois Lane into a Super-Horse. House ad for Adventure Comics #380. House ad for Showcase #82, art by Joe Kubert. House ad for Detective Comics #387. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 164 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0244950026

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "Lest Mankind Fall!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Trapped in an apocalyptic future with Pluto, God of Death, Sif and Thor find themselves in dire need of back-up; In true god-like fashion, Zeus makes his sweeping entrance; Is the King of the Gods here to support the Asgardians, or Pluto?; Back on Asgard, Balder continues to struggle with stray thoughts of Karnilla, the Norn Queen. Appearances by Balder, Sif, Karnilla, Zeus, and Odin. Re-introduction of Athena (from Red Raven Comics 1, August 1940). Adam Warlock (still in cocoon) cameo. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.