Auctions: comic books October 1971

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 101 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4608915024

First appearance of Morbius the Living Vampire in "A Monster Called Morbius!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. The first 100 issues of the Amazing Spider-Man title are in the books! And the next chapter in the web-slinger's anthology kicks off with the debut of Marvel's first bronze age vampire: Morbius! However, at the moment Peter Parker has a much bigger problem on his (six) hands. After drinking the special potion he developed, Aunt May's nephew grew four additional arms! Oh, my goodness! Peter is desperate to find a way to remove the arms, so he calls Dr. Curt Connors for help. Dr. Connors has a summer house and laboratory in Southampton on Long Island...and he gives Spider-Man permission to stay there and work on a cure. Meanwhile, a strange, pale, and bloodthirsty man is the sole survivor of a shipwreck near Southampton. And he's looking for a quiet place to rest. Oh no. Is the six-armed Spider-Man on a collision course with a living vampire? Oh yes! Cameo appearances by Gwen Stacy, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and the Lizard. Last 15¢ cover price. (Notes: This is the first issue of the Amazing Spider-Man series not written by Stan Lee. There exists a second printing of this issue published in 1992 with a silver background cover. Marvel also published a facsimile edition of Amazing Spider-Man 101 in 2021.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 101 VG+ 4.5

First appearance of Morbius the Living Vampire in "A Monster Called Morbius!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. The first 100 issues of the Amazing Spider-Man title are in the books! And the next chapter in the web-slinger's anthology kicks off with the debut of Marvel's first bronze age vampire: Morbius! However, at the moment Peter Parker has a much bigger problem on his (six) hands. After drinking the special potion he developed, Aunt May's nephew grew four additional arms! Oh, my goodness! Peter is desperate to find a way to remove the arms, so he calls Dr. Curt Connors for help. Dr. Connors has a summer house and laboratory in Southampton on Long Island...and he gives Spider-Man permission to stay there and work on a cure. Meanwhile, a strange, pale, and bloodthirsty man is the sole survivor of a shipwreck near Southampton. And he's looking for a quiet place to rest. Oh no. Is the six-armed Spider-Man on a collision course with a living vampire? Oh yes! Cameo appearances by Gwen Stacy, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and the Lizard. Last 15¢ cover price. (Notes: This is the first issue of the Amazing Spider-Man series not written by Stan Lee. There exists a second printing of this issue published in 1992 with a silver background cover. Marvel also published a facsimile edition of Amazing Spider-Man 101 in 2021.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 142 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4715513002

"And in the End..." Part 4 of 4. Guest-starring Nick Fury. Script by Gary Friedrich. Pencils by John Romita Sr. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Romita Sr. Within SHIELD's mountaintop laboratory, the Grey Gargoyle is on the brink of victory! He's broken through the facility's defenses andgrabbed the canister of Element X -- the most dangerous substance on the planet. However the good guys have not given up. With his friends freed from their stone prisons, Captain America leads an all-out assault on the SHIELD lab! Can Cap and the Falcon -- plus Redwing, Nick Fury, and Sharon Carter -- dash the gargoyle's dream of global domination? What a blast (into outer space)! Cameo appearance by Leila Taylor. Last 15¢ cover price. (Notes: The Grey Gargoyle returns in Marvel Team-Up #13 to faceCaptain America again (and Spider-Man). This four-part story was reprinted in 2015 in the Captain America Omnibus #2. The hardcover collects issues 114 thru 148.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 178 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4651653010

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Pawn of the Monster-Maker!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; a filmmaker uses a Red Kryptonite lens to turn Superboy into an assortment of monsters. The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; first appearance Lone Wolf. The Youth who wasn't Human! [part two of The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!], script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte. Kryptonite—Superboy Legend, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson. Superbaby's First Friend!, script by Leo Dorfman [as Geoff Brown], pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superbaby and a young warlock named Gary defeat two crooks. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 178 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4547433017

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Pawn of the Monster-Maker!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; a filmmaker uses a Red Kryptonite lens to turn Superboy into an assortment of monsters. The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; first appearance Lone Wolf. The Youth who wasn't Human! [part two of The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!], script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte. Kryptonite—Superboy Legend, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson. Superbaby's First Friend!, script by Leo Dorfman [as Geoff Brown], pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superbaby and a young warlock named Gary defeat two crooks. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.