Auctions: comic books December 1969

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 48 FN 6.0

Signed by Steve Skeates (splash), certification is not included.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. A Kingdom to Re-Build!, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo; Aquaman helps Aqualad in his battle against Bugala. Test Your "Golden Age" I.Q. quiz by E. Nelson Bridwell. House ad for Justice League of America #76, art by Murphy Anderson. How Aquaman Got His Powers!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman stops the U.S. Navy from testing atomic depth charges and recounts his origin to Commander Haskel. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Batman (1940) 217 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4322624025

Cover by Neal Adams. Batman and Robin in book-length story, "One Bullet Too Many!" Script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Breakup of Batman & Robin team; Dick Grayson goes to college; Bruce and Alfred move from Wayne Manor to the Wayne Foundation. Strange Old Laws non-fiction humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Fruitman Special (1969 Harvey) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4543086013

Stories and art by Hy Eisman, Jack O'Brien and Howie Post. The backup character from Harvey's humor comic "Bunny, Queen of the In Crowd" gets his own special, in which he uses his strange power to transform into any piece of fruit (you read that right) to battle crime and injustice. Also featuring adventures of Captain Flower and the one-and-only Sooper Hippie. Classic 1960s spoofs that are a real time-capsule of the ideas and attitudes of the era. Fruitman; Secret Letter From Percival; Fruitman vs. Smashty and McGee; Fruitman's Vacation; Sooper Hippie in Flower People; Super Fruit Quiz; Fruitman in Once Upon A Vine; Fruitman in The Great Feast; Captain Flower meets 'Lectric Man'. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 11 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3800812001

"O, Bitter Victory!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. When a madman puts the Silver Surfer's true love's life in jeopardy, Norrin Radd does the only thing he can...send her back to Zen-La where she'll be safe, and perhaps lost to him forever. Cover price $0.15.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 161 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4616926005

Cover art by Neal Adams. The Strange Death of Superboy!, script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Wally Wood; Clark Kent depowers himself with Kryptoniate radiation so he can battle Bash Bashford fairly. More of Superboy's Secret Hideaways, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Wally Wood. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Web of Horror (1969 Major Magazines) 1 FN 6.0

Issue #1. December 1969. Features: "Growth" written by Nicola Cuti and illustrated by Wayne Howard; "Blood Thirst" written by Terry Bisson and illustrated by Syd Shores; "The Game That Plays You!" written by Dick Kenson and illustrated by Berni Wrightson; "Dead Letter" written by Terry Bisson? and illustrated by Donald Norman; "The Skin Eaters" written by Terry Bisson and illustrated by Ralph Reese; and "Island of the Walking Dead" written by Carl Dimond and illustrated by Donald Norman. 8" x 10.75". 48 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.