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Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 100 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4324429015

"The Spider of the Man?" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia. It's the 100th anniversary issue of the Amazing Spider-Man title -- with an all-time cover! Peter Parker wants to live a normal life with Gwen Stacy. But he doesn't think he can as long as he has his spider-powers. So, with that thought in mind, the young scientist creates a special potion -- which he believes will eliminate his remarkable abilities. After Peter drinks the potion, he lies down to sleep. And when he wakes up...he gets the biggest shock of his amazing life! Flashback cameos by Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant, Gwen Stacy, and Captain Stacy. (Notes: There have been many homages to John Romita's classic cover including the covers to Marvel Tales 100, Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) 100B, and Peter Parker (2017) #1EBAY. This story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition #14 and Marvel Tales 253.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 100 FN+ 6.5

"The Spider of the Man?" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia. It's the 100th anniversary issue of the Amazing Spider-Man title -- with an all-time cover! Peter Parker wants to live a normal life with Gwen Stacy. But he doesn't think he can as long as he has his spider-powers. So, with that thought in mind, the young scientist creates a special potion -- which he believes will eliminate his remarkable abilities. After Peter drinks the potion, he lies down to sleep. And when he wakes up...he gets the biggest shock of his amazing life! Flashback cameos by Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant, Gwen Stacy, and Captain Stacy. (Notes: There have been many homages to John Romita's classic cover including the covers to Marvel Tales 100, Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) 100B, and Peter Parker (2017) #1EBAY. This story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition #14 and Marvel Tales 253.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 100 VG+ 4.5

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"The Spider of the Man?" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia. It's the 100th anniversary issue of the Amazing Spider-Man title -- with an all-time cover! Peter Parker wants to live a normal life with Gwen Stacy. But he doesn't think he can as long as he has his spider-powers. So, with that thought in mind, the young scientist creates a special potion -- which he believes will eliminate his remarkable abilities. After Peter drinks the potion, he lies down to sleep. And when he wakes up...he gets the biggest shock of his amazing life! Flashback cameos by Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant, Gwen Stacy, and Captain Stacy. (Notes: There have been many homages to John Romita's classic cover including the covers to Marvel Tales 100, Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) 100B, and Peter Parker (2017) #1EBAY. This story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition #14 and Marvel Tales 253.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 415 VG 4.0

52-page giant issue. Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Challenge of the Consumer Crusader," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman helps save a consumer advocate from murder and discovers the extortionist who is shielding herself behind his front. "Death Shares the Spotlight!", script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Continuing from last issue, when taken out on a date by Jason Bard to see the play "Invitation to Murder," the couple soon finds themselves entangled in an attempted murder of Hollywood's "Royal Couple" Robbie and Tiz Marlow; Leaving Jason behind to guard the starlets, Babs goes off to call the police. "The Forbidden Trick!", script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Leonard Starr, story originally printed in Detective Comics #211. "The Case of the Finders Keepers," art by John Prentice, story originally printed in Gangbusters #54. Letter to the editor from Mike W. Barr. Ancient Crime-Detection Methods! fact page. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Eerie (1966 Warren Magazine) 35 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4689077005

Stories in this issue include: Retribution by Gardner Fox and Steve Englehart; The Comet's Curse by Buddy Saunders (owner of Lone Star Comics!) and Frank Brunner; The Tower of the Demon Dooms by Gardner Fox and Mike Ploog; I am Dead, Egypt, Dead by Douglas Moench and Victor Fuente; Cats and Dogs by Bill Dubay and Jerry Grandenetti; and Money by Sanho Kim. Cover art by Enrich Torres. Cover price $0.60.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 194 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4514742003

Cover by Berni Wrightson. Featuring: 10 page story "Born Loser" written by Jack Oleck and drawn by Alex Toth; 8 page reprint story "The Human Wave" drawn by Russ Heath; 8 page reprint story "The Negative Man" written by Joe Orlando and drawn by Jack Kirby & George Roussos; 1 page Cain's Game Room filler drawn by Sergio Aragones; 1 page Cain's Room 13 filler; 10 page story "The King Is Dead" written by Jack Oleck and drawn by Nestor Redondo. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 242 VF 8.0

Cover art by Neal Adams. The Ultimate Battle!, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman loses half of his power. The Girl Who Didn't Believe in Superman!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman restores the sight of a blind girl and reunites her family. The World's Mightiest Weakling!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4745072025

Cover art by Joe Kubert. New framing sequence with art by Joe Kubert. Fort Which Did Not Return!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath. The Story Behind the Cover, script and art by Joe Kubert. The End of the Sea Wolf, script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert. End of a Convoy text story. Baker's Dozen!, script by France Herron, art by Irv Novick. You Must Go, script and art by Joe Kubert. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.