Auctions: comic books March 1972

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 416 FN 6.0

Water spotting.

96-page giant. Wraparound cover art by Bob Oksner. The Untold Story of Argo City starring Supergirl, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney. Supergirl's Rival Parents, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney. The Black Canary starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Wonder Woman #28 cover reprint by H. G. Peter. Villainy, Incorporated starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter. Trap of Crimson Flame starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter. In the Hands of the Merciless! starring Wonder Woman and Cheetah, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter. Mystery of the Black Cat starring Phantom Lady, art by Frank Borth. The Duel of the Gimmicks starring Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks, script by Otto Binder, art by Winslow Mortimer. The Black Magic of Supergirl!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney. Key To DC's Fighting Super-Females!; Listing of all super females on the cover. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 1 FN 6.0

"Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. A second monthly series for the Amazing Spider-Man begins with a team-up with his friendly rival in the Fantastic Four! After bumping into the Sandman on a New York beach, the web-slinger rushes to the Baxter Building! Only Johnny Storm is home on Christmas Eve, and he agrees to help Spider-Man track down the Sandman. The wall-crawler and the torch locate their foe in New Jersey, and the breakneck battle begins! Will Spider-Man and the Human Torch go easy on the Sandman? 'Tis the season! First appearance of Misty Knight (unnamed in the story). (Notes: The Marvel Team-Up title is published bi-monthly thru issue #7. Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) 106 is also published this month. This story was reprinted in 1974 in the Marvel Treasury Special - Superhero Holiday Grab Bag.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 183 FN/VF 7.0

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Karkan the Mighty--Lord of the Jungle!, script by Leo Dorfman [as David George], pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; What if Kal-El's rocket from Krypton landed in the jungle and he was raised by apes? War of the Wraith-Mates!--A New Tale of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Cary Bates, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta; Four Legionnaires are inhabited by squabbling entities. Gravity Girl of Smallville!, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lana's father brings back an anti-gravity belt he found on an expedition, and Lana embarks on a super-heroic career. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. Statement of ownership--average print run 656,250; average paid circulation 353,642. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.