Auctions: comic books April 1974

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 122 FN+ 6.5

"Trapped in Outer Space!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Bob Brown. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. Mere seconds ago Earth's Mightiest Heroes invaded Cornelius Van Lunt's New Jersey warehouse! But little did they realize the warehouse was actually a spaceship! And now five avengers and seven renegade zodiac are rocketing into outer space! Will the Avengers find their destiny written in the stars? Hopefully not like this! Fortunately though, another rebellious zodiac member, Libra, steals Taurus' star-cruiser and rescues both the heroes and the villains! And that sets the stage for one last free-for-all between the Avengers and the Zodiac! Can Thor, Shell-Head, T'Challa, Mantis, Wanda, and the Vision finally knock down the twelve houses of the Zodiac? Last 20¢ issue. (Notes: The cover to Avengers 122 is widely considered one of Gil Kane's best for Marvel. The Avengers on the cover are busting through pages from issue 120. The letters page contains a letter from comics artist Rick Hoberg. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp Series A #81 The Vision by John Buscema.) 36 pages Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 20 VF 8.0

Spider-Man and the Black Panther in "Dinosaurs on Broadway!" Part 2 of 2 (Continued from previous issue). Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Mike Esposito and Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. Spider-Man and the Black Panther battle Stegron and his dino-minions in Times Square. Cameo appearances by Jarvis, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and Mary Jane Watson. Flashback cameo featuring Ka-Zar. Last 20¢ issue. (Stegron returns in Amazing Spider-Man 165. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition 22. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp Series A #25 Human Torch.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 9 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4584580007

"The Stalker From Beyond." Swamp Thing sneaks aboard a train to the Louisiana swamp where he was "born." However, he is unaware that an alien has landed there to repair its spaceship. Script by Len Wein, pencils by Berni Wrightson, inks by Wrightson and Mike Kaluta. Cover by Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 222 VG

Last 20-cent cover price. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita (alterations). "Before the Gates of Hell!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott; Thor and Hercules are having an arm wrestling match to determine who will face Pluto, when Zeus interrupts and tells them to fight together; They travel together to the gates of Hades and are attacked by Pluto's minions; They defeat the minions, then go to visit Chaga, to learn who it is that's against them; She tells them that it's Pluto and Ares; They fly to the gates of Hell and there meet Ares, whose power has been increased by Pluto. They manage to defeat him and then they enter Hell. Appearances by Sif, Hildegarde, and Odin. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #41 (The Gladiator). 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 19 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4723170009

"Snowbound in Hell!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Blade cameo. Rachel Van Helsing has finally gotten the drop on the Lord of Vampires, but if she slays Dracula, she will surely perish. Marvel Presents a harrowing tale of survival. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #26 (Mephisto by John Buscema). Gil Kane/Palmer cover. Cover price $0.20.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 19 VF 8.0

"Snowbound in Hell!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Blade cameo. Rachel Van Helsing has finally gotten the drop on the Lord of Vampires, but if she slays Dracula, she will surely perish. Marvel Presents a harrowing tale of survival. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #26 (Mephisto by John Buscema). Gil Kane/Palmer cover. Cover price $0.20.

Weird Wonder Tales (1973) 3 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4630413006

Last 20c cover-priced issue. Cover by John Romita and Marie Severin. Stories by Arthur Peddy, Bill Benulis, Jack Abel, Bob Powell, and Bill Everett. Stories of fantasy, science fiction, and the supernatural—these are Weird Wonder Tales! All reprints. 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.