Auctions: comic books August 1971

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 8 CGC 5.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover

Label #4423957018

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith and John Romita (re-touches). The Keepers of the Crypt, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Tom Sutton and Tom Palmer; setting: Lost city of Lanjau; Conan battles a giant lizard & Undead creatures; Jenna & Conan flee village on horse at end of story; adapted from a synopsis 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.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 414 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430086014

52-page giants begin. Cover by Neal Adams. "Legend of the Key Hook Lighthouse!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman tangles with a mob of gun-runners for a dictator and receives help from two low-level crooks and a ghost. "Invitation to Murder!", script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; On the night of their first anniversary, Jason Bard is taking Barbara Gordon to go see the play "Invitation to Murder"; The two are shocked to find that they are the only two people in audience; When spotting a rifle setting to shoot one of the actors, Jason stops the gunman but is knocked out. Reprints: "The Australian Code Mystery" (script by David Vern, art by Alex Toth; from World's Finest # 66) and "Private Eye of Venus" (script by Gardner Fox, art by Carmine Infantino; from Strange Adventures # 83). Letter to the editor from Guy Lillian III. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 113 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #2034157018

"The Power of the Over-Mind!" Part 1 of 4. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Buscema and John Verpoorten. The Thing has gone down to defeat at the hands of the Incredible Hulk. And now Reed, Sue, and Johnny are left to pick up the pieces and administer first aid to Ben Grimm. But while the trio transports the Thing to safety, more problems arise! The police want to arrest the FF, angry citizens want to storm the Baxter Building, and the Watcher wants to talk! Whew, there's no rest for the weary! Fortunately though, the Watcher keeps it brief: "Beware the Over-Mind!" Wow, cryptic words indeed! First appearance of the Over-Mind. Cameo appearances by Bruce Banner, Agatha Harkness, Alicia Masters, Franklin, and New York Mayor John Lindsay. 32 pages Cover price $0.15.