Auctions: comic books November 1971

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 102 VF- 7.5

"Vampire at Large!" Double-Sized issue. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. The Amazing Spider-Man is on the ropes against the Living Vampire! The web-slinger (with his six arms) needs a miracle to survive the fangs of Morbius! And shockingly, he gets one -- that's crazy, green, and covered in scales: the Lethal Lizard! After a wild free-for-all, the wall-crawler and the Lizard drive Morbius out of Dr. Connors' summer home on Long Island. But they can't let the Living Vampire roam around New York City unchecked. Plus, the unlikely allies need a sample of Morbius' blood -- for the serum that might remove Peter Parker's extra arms! Wow, is this mission impossible for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man? Good luck to the web-spinner and the Lizard too! Origin of Morbius. Cameo appearances by Gwen Stacy, Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson, and Joe Robertson. Flashback cameos by Martine Bancroft and Emil Nikos. (Notes: Morbius appears next in Marvel Team-Up #3. Morbius' name is misspelled on the cover. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 253.) 52 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 81 VG/FN 5.0

Giant-size issue. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. And Death Is a Woman Called Widow, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Jack Abel; Black Widow saves DD from drowning and then the two of them take down the Owl; Mr. Kline is revealed to be the robot MK-9 who refers to himself by the code name "Assassin." Black Widow pin-up by Bill Everett. This issue also contains a Fantastic Four reprint from Strange Tales 132, The Sinister Space Trap!, script by Larry Ivie, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Mickey Demeo. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Love and Romance (1971-1975 Charlton) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Chew. Water damage.

Stories and art by Art Cappello, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Women face the struggle of finding the right man, in romance comics that reflected the hairstyles and fashions of the 1970s. A woman finds comfort and security in Greg's arms... but is it love? After Billy is killed in Vietnam, the girl he left behind struggles to go on, with Billy's friend Milt her only solace. Janice manipulates Guy into leaving sweet, honest Sue for Janice, prompting a friend to tell Janice she's "a clever minx." Forever Yours; Tomorrows Tears; All Is Fair; Blind Date; Shadow in My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 244 CGC 8.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4747078008

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Electronic Ghost of Metropolis! starring Superman, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Superman of 2965!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The Lady or the Tiger-Man starring Captain Comet and Esklon, script by John Broome, art by Murphy Anderson. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 2 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Joe Kubert. Framing sequence by Kubert. Reef of No Return, script by Bob Haney, art by Mort Drucker. The Moon Is the Murderer, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Frank Thorne. Behind the Cover, script and art by Joe Kubert. A Promise to Joe!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. The Devil Rider text story. Monsieur Gravedigger, script by Jerry DeFuccio, art by Reed Crandall. Military Madness, script and art by John Costanza. The Grenadier--Sgt. Rock's Battle Stations, script by Joe Kubert, art by Sam Glanzman. The Face of a Fighter, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.