Auctions: comic books June 1972

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 109 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4170844009

"Enter: Dr. Strange!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita. The web-slinger frantically swings through the city trying to pick up a signal from his spider tracer! The amazing one tossed the tracer on the tall man who abducted Flash last issue. So, find the tracer...find Flash! But instead, Spider-Man picks up a message from the Master of the Mystic Arts! Somehow Dr. Strange knows were Flash has been taken. The duo rushes to the location, and the battle to rescue Flash begins! Cameo appearances by Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, Aunt May, and Sha Shan. (Notes: Spider-Man and Dr. Strange meet again in Marvel Team-Up #21. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #88.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 100 FN- 5.5

Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. This landmark 100th issue features everyone who has previously been an Avenger. "Whatever Gods There Be!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Windsor-Smith (pages 1-6, 12), Joe Sinnott (pages 7-11, 13, 14) and Syd Shores (pages 15-23); Bringing warning of impending doom, an amnesiac Hercules is captured by Ares, prompting the Avengers to call out for aid from all their members, past and present. Traveling to the Black Knight's castle for aid, all the members arrive, including the Hulk who is convinced to join their fight. The group enters the Black Knight's castle where in the basement Dane summons the spirit of his ancestor, the original Black Knight, who reveals to them the chain of events that brought all of them together; The group splits in two, one group remaining on Earth to battle any Olympian invaders, and the other to travel to Olympus to free Hercules and stop Ares. Avengers roll call: Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch, and the Vision. Guest starring the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Black Knight, the Black Panther, Hercules, and the Swordsman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) 142 VG- 3.5

Water damage. Ink writing on cover and interior.

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Last 25c cover priced issue. Cover by Art Saaf & Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Gene Colan, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Spoiled Enid consults a therapist to find out why she drives everyone away with her selfish habits in "Doctor, Tell Me Why!" Plus: Stuart backs away from Liz when she blurts out that she wants to get married after they have only known each other a short time, and she tries to win him back by making him jealous in the retitled reprint story "The End of a Love Affair!" Also: Kay is interested in Justin, the son of her employer, but learns that he is in love with another girl, Monique. When Justin's brother Matt returns home, he tells Kay a surprising secret about Monique that changes everything in the retitled reprint story "Two Brothers"! And: Eve conceals the fact that she's a reporter on assignment when she arranges to meet the reclusive writer Andrew Hunter. When she decides to give up the assignment because she has fallen in love with Andrew, he discovers her ruse and walks out on her in the retitled reprint story "Temptation"! Plus: 1-page text story "I'll See You Around"! Also: Letters page Like It Is! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Nightmare (1970 SkyWald) 7 VG 4.0

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Cover art by Pujolar (miscredited to Jeff Jones). The Haunted Strangler, script by Al Hewetson, art by Pablo Marcos. The Penitent, script by Ed Fedory, art by Ferran Sostres. Group Jeopardy, script by S. F. Starr, art by Amador Garcia. The Giant Death Rat, script by Al Hewetson (credited to Howie Anderson), art by Serg Moren. Gasp!, script and art by by Donald Brown. Dracula text article by Allan Asherman. The Altar of Blood, script by Bob Kirschen, art by Pablo Marcos. A Father's Lament, script by Ed Fedory, art by Francisco Cueto. Artifacts, script and art by Dennis Fujitake. The Essential Horror, script by Al Hewetson, art by Ramon Torrents. Mummy pinup by Pablo Marcos. 68 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4457651002

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4132163007

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 1 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 76 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4619051003

Cover pencils by Gil Kane. The Wail of the Banshee, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers; Banshee is apparently a villain working with Ogre and the Factor Three; Banshee steals imported tobacco and a painting called the Gaelic Landscape; the X-Men test Mimic's powers; reprinted from issue 28.. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 76 GD- 1.8

Cover detached at one staple. Heavy water damage.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane. The Wail of the Banshee, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers; Banshee is apparently a villain working with Ogre and the Factor Three; Banshee steals imported tobacco and a painting called the Gaelic Landscape; the X-Men test Mimic's powers; reprinted from issue 28.. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.