Auctions: comic books March 1971

Amazing Adventures (1970 2nd Series) 5 CGC 8.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Inner well not fully sealed (minor), book appears unaffected and secure.

Label #4634242009

Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. "His Brother's Keeper!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer; Black Bolt realizes that Maximus has gained the power to blank men's minds and thus encases him within a stasis container and then leaves for America; The first group of people he comes across are criminals who are attempting to get a small boy to climb in through a building window and unlock it to burglarize it; Black Bolt easily defeats the criminals and aids the injured boy; Meanwhile, Gorgon and Karnak think their leader has gone too far in entombing Maximus and attempt to free him. "And To All a Good Night," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bill Everett; The Astrologer's goons are after a hippie from Utah, who knocks the Astrologer's henchmen who was attacking the Black Widow off a building with him. Letter to the editor from comic editor Paul Levitz. 36 pgs, full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 94 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4649142001

"On Wings of Death!" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by Sal Buscema. Cover by John Romita. These are sad days for Peter Parker as his girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, has moved to London. So to get his mind off his troubles, Peter walks to Queens to visit his Aunt May. And thank goodness he does! Because May Parker has been taken hostage by the Beetle while grocery shopping! The web-slinger is horrified that his aunt is in danger! And he makes a beeline to the grocery store -- for a very personal fight against the belligerent Beetle! Retelling of Spider-Man's origin. Cameo appearances by Betty Brant and Anna Watson. (Notes: This issue features a full-page panel of Spider-Man encircled by eight of his greatest foes. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #75.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 94 FN 6.0

"On Wings of Death!" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by Sal Buscema. Cover by John Romita. These are sad days for Peter Parker as his girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, has moved to London. So to get his mind off his troubles, Peter walks to Queens to visit his Aunt May. And thank goodness he does! Because May Parker has been taken hostage by the Beetle while grocery shopping! The web-slinger is horrified that his aunt is in danger! And he makes a beeline to the grocery store -- for a very personal fight against the belligerent Beetle! Retelling of Spider-Man's origin. Cameo appearances by Betty Brant and Anna Watson. (Notes: This issue features a full-page panel of Spider-Man encircled by eight of his greatest foes. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #75.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 135 FN 6.0

Cover by John Romita. "More Monster Than Man!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer (Palmer is generally acknowledged as Colan's best inker, but this is his only work with Colan on Cap); Captain America takes Falcon to SHIELD headquarters to meet Nick Fury; Falcon battles Dum-Dum Dugan in the gym; Cap tries to talk to Sharon, but she brushes him off, citing the new Project Earth-Dig; Cap and the Falcon battle Dr. Erik Gorbo, a SHIELD scientist who has gone on a crime spree after turning himself into a monster ape. Missive from letter hack Guy Lilliam III. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 409 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Man in the Eternal Mask!," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Frank Giacoia; Batman and an artist must discover the identity of a mysterious mutilator of the artists portraits. "Night of the Sharp Horns!," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Giordano; Continuing from last issue... Barbara Gordon was in Madrid, Spain, to collect a rare manuscript for Gotham Library when she suddenly found herself caught up in a murder mystery involving an aging bull fighters lost bull; Suspecting bull fighter El Grandos, a young bullfighter named Paco, or the grounds keeper Manolo as potential suspected, Batgirl sets out to search for clue and stop the "Phantom Bullfighter" from striking again the next night. Letter to the editor from cartoonist Michael Cherkas. Statement of ownership - average print run 406,782; average paid circulation 209,630. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Gothic Romances (1970-1971 Dell Publishing) Vol. 1 #3 GD/VG 3.0

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Where Creatures Roam (1970) 5 FN 6.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and Marie Severin (alterations), inks by Dick Ayers and Marie Severin (alterations). "Gorgilla Strikes Again!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Gorgilla stows away on a ship to America to contact the human race, but is met with fear and violence in New York. "Something Missing!!", art by Don Heck; The first mission to Mercury has a stow-away, the lover of one of the pilots. "He Waits in the Dark!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A mysterious janitor tries to improve conditions for the residents of a tenement and then faces the greedy landlord in a final showdown. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.