Auctions: comic books February 1972

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 105 VG 4.0

"The Spider Slayer!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Harry Osborn is out of the hospital after receiving treatment for his drug addiction. And to welcome Harry back to his apartment, Peter and Aunt Maythrow a party for him! Many of Harry's friends attend including Gwen, Mary Jane, and Flash Thompson -- plus Harry's father Norman. Meanwhile, J. Jonah Jameson meets with Spencer Smythe across town. Is Professor Smythe cooking up another spider slayer? Yes he is! And right at dusk the new and improved spider slayer attacks the web-slinger! Will this spider slayer live up to its name? Cameo appearances by Joe Robertson and Randy Robertson. (Notes: This issue is the first appearance of the spider slayer robot (Mark III) -- shaped like an actual spider. Spencer Smythe previously appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #58. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #84.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 96 VG 4.0

"The Andromeda Swarm!" Part 8 of 9. Guest-starring Captain Marvel. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Neal Adams. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer. Finally, the Avengers blast off into outer space to take the fight to the Kree and the Skrulls! On the edge of the AndromedaGalaxy, Earth's Mightiest Heroes engage the awesome Skrull armada! Cap, Shell-Head, Thor, and the Vision attack the armada's flagship hoping to turn back the entire fleet! During the ferocious battle inside, the Avengershear about the Skrulls' secret plan to destroy the Earth! And as shown on the dynamic cover, an enraged Vision will do whatever it takes to uncover the devious plan (and rescue the Scarlet Witch)! Meanwhile on Hala, the Kree home planet; the power struggle between the Supreme Intelligence and Ronan the Accuser quietly rages behind the scenes...with Rick Jones caught in the middle! Cameo appearances by Nick Fury and Annihilus. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Goliath, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Ghost Manor (1971 Charlton) 2nd Series 3 VF- 7.5

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Staton, Charles Nicholas, and Pete Morisi. Weird butler Mr. Bones presents tales of spirits and the supernatural. Wealthy Cyrus returns to the town he exploited, now a ghost town, and finds a ghostly posse waiting for him, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Curse of the Hanging Man is revealed in another noose-related story, with art by E-Man co-creator Joe Staton. A young artist and his new bride move into a lighthouse on a deserted island... but they're not alone. Homeward Bound; The Curse of the Hanging Man; The Waiting Noose; The Spirit of Speekie Speaks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Ghost Manor (1971 Charlton) 2nd Series 3 FN+ 6.5

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Staton, Charles Nicholas, and Pete Morisi. Weird butler Mr. Bones presents tales of spirits and the supernatural. Wealthy Cyrus returns to the town he exploited, now a ghost town, and finds a ghostly posse waiting for him, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Curse of the Hanging Man is revealed in another noose-related story, with art by E-Man co-creator Joe Staton. A young artist and his new bride move into a lighthouse on a deserted island... but they're not alone. Homeward Bound; The Curse of the Hanging Man; The Waiting Noose; The Spirit of Speekie Speaks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 2 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4055665006

52-page giant. Origin and first appearance of Werewolf By Night. Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer. First Night, script by Roy Thomas (plot); Jean Thomas (plot), and Gerry Conway (script), art by Mike Ploog; Jack learns of the family curse on his eighteenth birthday from his mother on her deathbead; Jack begins to believe that his step-father had his mother killed. House ad for Venus, art by Bill Everett. Where Gargoyles Dwell! starring Venus, script and art by Bill Everett. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Monsters on the Prowl (1971) 15 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4664127003

First 20-cent issue. Cover art by John Severin. The Thing Called...It!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A bitter scientist builds a monster to destroy his rival, failing in every attempt to animate it until the swamp accidentally gives the construct life. The Man from Mars!, art by Don Heck; A dishonest carnival owner hires an amnesiac to play a Martian and cheats him on his wages. Terror of the Pterodactyl!, script by Steve Englehart (script) and Al Hewston (plot), art by Syd Shores; The skeleton of a giant pterodactyl is discovered and exhibited in a museum, where it comes to life and terrorizes the city. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1971 Archie 1st Series) 5 GD+ 2.5

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Witch New Angle Was That? starring Sabrina, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Sabrina continuously uses her powers for good instead of evil, and that gets her in trouble with Della, The Head Witch. Spook Out starring Sabrina, Archie, and Jughead, script and pencils by Al Hartley. Sick Chick starring Aunt Hilda, pencils by Stan Goldberg. Witchful Thinking starring Sabrina, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mario Acquaviva. Save The Last Zap For Me starring Sabrina and Archie, script and pencils by Al Hartley. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.