Auctions: comic books May 1971

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 137 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4614481018

Cover art by Sal Buscema. "To Stalk the Spider-Man," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bill Everett; Mole Man raises Captain America and the Falcon to the surface with his levitation beam; The Falcon sees Spider-Man, who is currently wanted by the police, swinging through the city; He decides to capture the Web-Slinger; Falcon stops a mugging, but continues his pursuit of Spidey; Falcon thinks Harry Osborne is Spider-Man and captures him; Peter Parker changes into his Spidey suit goes to rescue Harry; Spidey defeats the Falcon and plants a Spider-Tracer on him; The gangster Stone Face is out on bail and seeking revenge. Brief appearances by Nick Fury and Sharon Carter. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 137 FN+ 6.5

Cover art by Sal Buscema. "To Stalk the Spider-Man," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bill Everett; Mole Man raises Captain America and the Falcon to the surface with his levitation beam; The Falcon sees Spider-Man, who is currently wanted by the police, swinging through the city; He decides to capture the Web-Slinger; Falcon stops a mugging, but continues his pursuit of Spidey; Falcon thinks Harry Osborne is Spider-Man and captures him; Peter Parker changes into his Spidey suit goes to rescue Harry; Spidey defeats the Falcon and plants a Spider-Tracer on him; The gangster Stone Face is out on bail and seeking revenge. Brief appearances by Nick Fury and Sharon Carter. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 5 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1200035011

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Zukala's Daughter, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Frank Giacoia; setting: Zamorian Village; Conan frees villages of Zukala's control, saves Zephra from demon, and defeats Zukala--who disappears with his daughter Zephra; this story, though published in issue 5, was actually the third drawn by Windsor-Smith (following 1 and 2, but before 3 and 4); adapted from the poem "Zukala's Hour" by Robert E. Howard. The letters page reprints the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 110 VG/FN 5.0

Corrected color version (The Thing is not green, etc.). "One From Four Leaves Three!" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Reed Richards is trapped in the Negative Zone, along with the revitalized Annihilus! Fortunately, Agatha Harkness arrives at the Baxter Building in the nick of a time! Could young Franklin's nanny suddenly become the savior of the universe? Meanwhile, Ben Grimm has been acting very strange since he gained the ability to change back and forth to the Thing. Is something amiss with the blue-eye idol of millions?Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson and Joe Robertson. (Notes: Annihilus returns in Marvel Team-Up 2. This issue has a pink and green cover variant due to a printing error.) 36 pages Cover price $0.15.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 139 FN/VF 7.0

Cover art by Herb Trimpe. Many Foes Has the Hulk!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sam Grainger; The Leader uses a mental enhancing machine to throw all of Hulk's enemies at him on the same day hoping to give the Green Goliath a heart attack. The story continues in part in Avengers 88. (The Abomination is featured on the cover but does not appear in the story.) 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Savage Tales (1971 Magazine) 1 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #2058803001

Issue #1. May 1971. Conan stars in "The Frost Giant's Daughter" (script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith). Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. Later reprinted in color (with one additional new splash page) in "Conan the Barbarian" #16. First appearance of Man-Thing in "Man-Thing" (script by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, art by Gray Morrow). Story continues in "Astonishing Tales" #12. Other stories include "The Fury of the Femizons" (script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; story continues in "Fantastic Four" #151); "Black Brother" (script by Denny O'Neil as "Sergius O'Shaughnessy", pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer); and "The Night of the Looter" (script by Lee, art by John Buscema). Painted cover by Buscema. Note: First appearance of Man-Thing. 8.25" x 11". 68 pages. Black and white. Mature. Cover price $0.50.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 9 CBCS 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

From the D.N.A. Collection.

Label #18-0E31191-117

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and Marie Severin (re-touches and additions), inks by Steve Ditko and Marie Severin (re-touches and additions). I Learned the Monstrous Secret of Bombu!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Explorers meet a witch doctor named Bombu, who seems to possess real power; He is killed by lightning and when they find that his mask is really his face they realize that he was an alien. I Found the Things from Nowhere, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; A man messes with his TV and it picks up battle between alien-looking creatures. The Magic of Mordoo!, script by Larry Lieber and Stan Lee (plot), art by Paul Reinman; A man falls in love with a middle-aged woman on vacation, but wants a younger wife; He convinces her to let a gypsy magician make her young again. The Man Who Lost the World!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.