Auctions: comic books September 1971

Action Comics (1938 DC) 404 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white

Label #0073400012

52-page giant. Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Kneel to Your Conqueror, Superman!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Genius Caesar tries to siphon Superman's powers into his body so he can become a superhero. Classic Atom reprint, "The Specter of 3000-Moons Lake!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; The Atom must find out who is pretending to be the ghost of 3000 Moons Lake. Classic Aquaman reprint, "The Coward and the Hero," script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon; Johnny Blake is tormented by others over his fear of water, but Aquaman helps him overcome his fear. "The Day They Killed Clark Kent," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; A college fraternity tries to haze Clark Kent. 52 Pages, Full Color. $0.25 Cover price $0.25.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 100 CGC 8.0 SS Stan Lee

Paper: White

Signed by Stan Lee on 03/29/2007.

Label #0797256005

"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.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 9 FN- 5.5

Signed by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith (splash). Certification is not included.

Last 15-cent issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Last 15-cent issue. The Garden of Fear, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: primitive village & lost valley with Wooly Mammoths & man-eating flowers; Conan saves Jenna & kills sole survivor of ancient winged race; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 415 CGC 9.2

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4735136012

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.

Ghostly Haunts (1971) 20 VG 4.0

Cover by Jean Elier. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Pete Morisi, Sam Glanzman, and Jean Elier. A horror anthology from Charlton, with a stable of artists that included Steve Ditko. Homeowners swindled by a mortgage company get revenge from beyond the grave, in a story with art by war comics legend Sam Glanzman that features a mod-looking Winnie the Witch. A new bride who makes unrealistic demands learns how to get everything she ever wanted. Dont Tread on Me!; Laffertys Widow; Witch Or No Witch; The Bride Who Wants Everything. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 85 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2121405003

Giant-size issue. Cover art by Neal Adams. Snowbirds Don't Fly, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Neal Adams; When Oliver is jumped by junkies, he is shocked when one of them shoots him with one of his own arrows; Green Arrow, now teamed with Green Lantern, follows the leads to find the junkies, including the missing Roy Harper, who lets GA assume he has been working undercover; Later, the junkies lead the heroes to an airplane hangar, but help the dealers knock out GL and GA and inject them with drugs. Roy arrives in time to get the messed up duo home; There he tries to explain the attraction of doing drugs, but Green Arrow remains baffled, and is shocked to soon find Roy getting ready to shoot up. The Strange Trial of Green Lantern, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; Sinestro tries to mind control Hal Jordan; Hal's behavior gets him called before the Green Lantern Corps. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Mean Bitch Thrills (1971) 1 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

1st or 2nd printing (considered indistinguishable from one another). Spain Rodriguez cover, story, and art. Adults Only, 6 3/4" x 9 3/4", b&w, 28 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Rawhide Kid (1955) Annual 1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711162009

All reprints. "The Gun Duel in Trigger Gap," "Fight or Crawl, Kid," "The Little Man Laughs Last," "The Fallen Hero," "The Trail of Apache Joe," "The Guns of Jasker Jelko," and "When a Gunslinger Gets Mad!" (all scripts by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers), plus "Yak Yancy, The Man Who Treed a Town" (script by Lee, art by Dick Ayers). New Herb Trimpe cover? Cover price $0.25.