Auctions: comic books November 1970

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 90 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4664068001

Death of Captain Stacy in "And Death Shall Come!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by John Romita. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. It's the third and final showdown between Doctor Octopus and the Amazing Spider-Man...in just as many days! However this time thewall-crawler has a special surprise for Doc Ock -- that might foul up his control of his mechanical arms! When the web-slinger and Dr. Octopus meet again in a rooftop clash, a crowd gathers below. Tragically, Doc Ock knocks the chimney off the roof...and it falls toward a young boy! However inheroic fashion, Captain Stacy saves the boy, but at a terrible cost to himself. Spider-Man rushes to help Gwen's father, but Captain Stacy's fate has been sealed. A sorrowful ending for all. Cameo appearances by GwenStacy and Harry Osborn. (Notes: This Lee-Kane-Romita masterpiece was reprinted in Marvel Tales #71. The Spider-Man Death & Destiny (2000) limited series (by Lee Weeks) expands upon the aftermath of Captain Stacy's death.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 90 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4664068002

Death of Captain Stacy in "And Death Shall Come!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by John Romita. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. It's the third and final showdown between Doctor Octopus and the Amazing Spider-Man...in just as many days! However this time thewall-crawler has a special surprise for Doc Ock -- that might foul up his control of his mechanical arms! When the web-slinger and Dr. Octopus meet again in a rooftop clash, a crowd gathers below. Tragically, Doc Ock knocks the chimney off the roof...and it falls toward a young boy! However inheroic fashion, Captain Stacy saves the boy, but at a terrible cost to himself. Spider-Man rushes to help Gwen's father, but Captain Stacy's fate has been sealed. A sorrowful ending for all. Cameo appearances by GwenStacy and Harry Osborn. (Notes: This Lee-Kane-Romita masterpiece was reprinted in Marvel Tales #71. The Spider-Man Death & Destiny (2000) limited series (by Lee Weeks) expands upon the aftermath of Captain Stacy's death.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 131 FN 6.0

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Joe Sinnott. "Bucky Reborn!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dick Ayers; Baron Strucker finds an amnesiac young man in the gyms of San Francisco and hypnotizes him into thinking he is Bucky; Strucker uses "Bucky" to lure Captain America into a trap; Cap and "Bucky" battle and defeat Strucker. Red Skull cameo. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Fear (1970 Marvel) 1 GD/VG 3.0

2" Spine split from bottom.

Giant-size issue. All reprints: Cover art by Jack Kirby and Marie Severin (alterations). All reprints: "I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A vacationing family finds a monster in a swamp; The locals drive it back into the swamp with torches, but it was only a shipwrecked alien trying to get help. "I Am the Man Who Will...Destroy Your World!", art by Don Heck; An alien emperor of an immortal race comes to Earth disguised as a human to decide whether or not to order an invasion; He is impressed with the humans' decency and falls in love with a human girl. "I – Am – The – Genie!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; Criminal Freddy Sykes finds a genie and plans to use its powers for his own benefit. "I Was Face-to-Face With the Forbidden Robot!", art by Don Heck; In the near future, a man reactivates an illegal robot in order to gain recognition for stopping it; He destroys the robot, but realizes that robots are harmless, and instead of cashing in he confesses his plan, and advocates the legalization of robots. "What Was the Strange Power of Simon Drudd!!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A scientist selfishly uses a youth serum to gain an advantage over other people, but the serum ages him backwards into non-existence. "Something Lurks Inside!", art by Steve Ditko; A space explorer cannot rid his ship of vicious alien spiders, and is forced to sacrifice himself to save Earth. "Only I Know When the World Will End!!!", art by Don Heck; A derelict claims to be from another world and says that another planet will collide with Earth within days, but he is believed mad. "I Fought the Man Who Couldn't Be Killed," art by Sol Brodsky; A criminal escapes from prison in 1969 after 10 years and robs a warehouse; He is found by a police officer with superhuman powers. "Mummex---King of the Mummies!", art by Don Heck; An archaeologist finds a giant mummy in the Egyptian desert; It rises and searches the tombs and museums of the area, examining several mummies before returning into the desert. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 31 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4650383017

Cover art by Sal Buscema. "Attuma Triumphant," script by Roy Thomas, art by Sal Buscema; Triton and Stingray meet each other as they investigate a ship that was apparently sunken by Atlanteans in the name of Namor; Namor, also interested in this ship, confronts them and a misunderstanding leads to a battle; Attuma, who set the trap, catches them off guard and captures them; Attuma is using human prisoners and a captured Atlantean scientist to burrow underneath Manhattan in hopes of launching a surprise assault; Namor, Stingray, and Triton free themselves and overwhelm Attuma and bring an end to his scheme. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 106 VG 4.0

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. I Am Curious (Black)!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Vince Colletta; In order to do a story on the African-American community in Metropolis, Lois uses a Kryptonian machine to make herself appear African-American. Martha G. Kimball--Wonder Women of History article by Julius Schwartz, art by John Giunta. Where Do You Plant a Thorn?, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Mr. Orchid tries to kill Thorn for the 100. Direct Currents ad, art by Neal Adams. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 182 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott. "The Prisoner - the Power - and - Dr. Doom!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema and John Romita (p 14, panels 2-5 and p 18, panels 5 and 6, Don Blake figures), inks by Joe Sinnott; Thor is patrolling the city when he happens upon a young girl protesting Latverian oppression outside the Latverian embassy; The protest ends up inciting a riot between people who are for and against the young girls cause and the end result is that the girl gets injured; Thinking that this is more of a job for Donald Blake, Thor changes into his mortal guise and tries to get to the girls aid, however he finds that the mood is in too much of a frenzy and changes into Thor once more, scaring them all over; Changing into Thor once again, Blake makes his escape from where he's held in a dungeon and rounds back to attack Doom's castle; Detecting Thor's approach, Doom launches a stalker missile that locks onto Thor; To Thor's horror he realizes that he has two choices: Let the missile hit him, or crash and destroy the village bellow him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.