Auctions: comic books May 1974

Giant Size Creatures (1974) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4727469015

52-page giant. New story: "Tigra the Were-Woman!", script by Tony Isabella, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Vince Colletta; Greer Nelson, formerly known as The Cat, is transformed by the Cat People into Tigra. Tigra and the Werewolf By Night free the Cat People from Hydra. "Waiter, There's a Werewolf in My Soup!" article by Roy Thomas, art by Don Perlin; Text piece detailing the origins of the Werewolf By Night strip. "Where Walks the Werewolf!" (reprinted from Creatures on the Loose #13), script by Len Wein, art by Reed Crandall; A blind man has the eyes of a wolf transplanted into himself, and becomes a werewolf. "Tigra's Year" article by Tony Isabella; Details how the ideas behind Tigra came about. Includes the original pencil design sketch of Tigra by Gil Kane. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

Giant Size Creatures (1974) 1 FN+ 6.5

52-page giant. New story: "Tigra the Were-Woman!", script by Tony Isabella, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Vince Colletta; Greer Nelson, formerly known as The Cat, is transformed by the Cat People into Tigra. Tigra and the Werewolf By Night free the Cat People from Hydra. "Waiter, There's a Werewolf in My Soup!" article by Roy Thomas, art by Don Perlin; Text piece detailing the origins of the Werewolf By Night strip. "Where Walks the Werewolf!" (reprinted from Creatures on the Loose #13), script by Len Wein, art by Reed Crandall; A blind man has the eyes of a wolf transplanted into himself, and becomes a werewolf. "Tigra's Year" article by Tony Isabella; Details how the ideas behind Tigra came about. Includes the original pencil design sketch of Tigra by Gil Kane. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 15 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4401929006

First 25-cent cover price. Origin and first appearance of Iron Fist in The Fury of Iron Fist!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dick Giordano; Iron Fist passes the final tests in his K'un-Lun training and is granted the privilege of immortality if he so chooses; During his final battle with the robot Shu-Hu, Danny remembers how his father was killed by Meachum and his mother gave her life to save his as the Rand family searched for the fabled city of K'un-Lun. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 94 (Electro by Steve Ditko). Text article explaining price hike to 25 cents for Marvel's 36-page comics, followed by short editorial by Roy Thomas detailing genesis of Iron Fist. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 15 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4500086001

First 25-cent cover price. Origin and first appearance of Iron Fist in The Fury of Iron Fist!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dick Giordano; Iron Fist passes the final tests in his K'un-Lun training and is granted the privilege of immortality if he so chooses; During his final battle with the robot Shu-Hu, Danny remembers how his father was killed by Meachum and his mother gave her life to save his as the Rand family searched for the fabled city of K'un-Lun. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 94 (Electro by Steve Ditko). Text article explaining price hike to 25 cents for Marvel's 36-page comics, followed by short editorial by Roy Thomas detailing genesis of Iron Fist. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 15 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #0283081005

First 25-cent cover price. Origin and first appearance of Iron Fist in The Fury of Iron Fist!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dick Giordano; Iron Fist passes the final tests in his K'un-Lun training and is granted the privilege of immortality if he so chooses; During his final battle with the robot Shu-Hu, Danny remembers how his father was killed by Meachum and his mother gave her life to save his as the Rand family searched for the fabled city of K'un-Lun. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 94 (Electro by Steve Ditko). Text article explaining price hike to 25 cents for Marvel's 36-page comics, followed by short editorial by Roy Thomas detailing genesis of Iron Fist. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 21 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4320777011

Spider-Man and Doctor Strange battle Xandu in "The Spider and the Sorcerer!" Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. (Xandu returns in Marvel Fanfare (1st series) 6. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition 22. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp Series A #33 Sue Richards, the Invisible Girl.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Monsters Unleashed (1973) 6 FN+ 6.5

Water spots.

Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover by Boris Vallejo. Always a Monster!, script by Doug Moench, art by Val Mayerik; The original brain of the Frankenstein Monster is returned to his body, while the brain of James is placed inside the animated corpse of Derek McDowell. The Strange Children!, art by Sam Kweskin. Darkflame!, script by Gerry Conway, art by Carlo Freixas. Panic By Moonlight starring Werewolf by Night, script by Gerry Conway, art by Mike Ploog. The Waters of Werewolves, script by Tony Isabella, art by Win Mortimer. 68 pgs., color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 70 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Piece of tape on top edge label.

Label #0118360004

First 25-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Namor Unchained!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta; Namor returns to the Hydro base and is irritated by the lack of progress on an antidote for his people; The amphibian scientists believe that an antidote may have survived on a sunken World War II ship; Namor travels down into the depths and begins his search through the many sunken ships at Bikini Atoll; He is attacked by Men-Fish led by the Piranha. Marvel Value Stamp series A #98, The Puppet Master. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.