Auctions: comic books June 1974

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 133 FN 6.0

Cover by John Romita Sr. The Molten Man Breaks Out!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt; Ned Leeds and Spider-Man are sickened by Molten Mans irradiated bursts; MJ finds out about Molten Mans past through her friend, Liz Allan; Who was Mark Raxton before he was a villain?; And what is he seeking from Spider-Man? Letters page has Marvel Value Stamp series A # 66 (General Ross). Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 110. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

FOOM (1973 Marvel) 6 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4622594001

Avengers issue, Pt. 1 of 2 (see next issue for Pt. 2). Illustrations by Dave Cockrum (4), Rick Hoberg, and Billy Graham (uninked pencils from Jungle Action 12). "Interview" with Jarvis, butler at the Avengers mansion. Cartoons by Stan Lee and Marie Severin. Roy Thomas talks about the upcoming "Man-Gods From Beyond the Stars."

Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 6 FN+ 6.5

First 25-cent cover price. "Zodiac II!" Story by Tony Isabella. Art by Jim Mooney and Sal Trapani. A mentally disturbed man threatens Roxanne's life and tries to force Johnny Blaze to track down the Zodiac. However, the Ghost Rider has other plans... 32 pages, FC. NOTE: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 74 (the Stranger by Gil Kane). Cover price $0.25.

Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 6 FN- 5.5

First 25-cent cover price. "Zodiac II!" Story by Tony Isabella. Art by Jim Mooney and Sal Trapani. A mentally disturbed man threatens Roxanne's life and tries to force Johnny Blaze to track down the Zodiac. However, the Ghost Rider has other plans... 32 pages, FC. NOTE: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 74 (the Stranger by Gil Kane). Cover price $0.25.

Giant Size Super Heroes Featuring Spider-Man (1974) 1 VF- 7.5

48-page giant. "Man-Wolf At Midnight!" Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. Morbius the Living Vampire in stalking Manhattan again! His first target is John Jameson, the Man-Wolf; and his second one ? the Amazing Spider-Man! Once Morbius reattaches the moonstone to John Jameson's neck, the Man-Wolf becomes his to command! Now under the cover of darkness, the deadly duo heads to Empire State University to break into the research laboratory, but the ever-present web-slinger intercepts them along the way! Can Spider-Man defeat these two creatures of the night? This issue includes a 1-page write-up from Roy Thomas describing the updated plans for Marvel's various Giant-Size series. This issue also contains a full-page Spider-Man pin-up by John Romita and a 6-page rogues' gallery of famous web-slinger foes drawn by Steve Ditko (reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1). Back up feature: "How Stan and Steve Create(d) Spider-Man!" 3-page story also reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1. (Note: The last panel of the main story indicates that there would be another issue of Giant-Size Super-Heroes; however, a second issue was never published.) Cover price $0.35.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 176 VF 8.0

Cover art by Herb Trimpe and John Romita (alterations). Crisis On Counter-Earth!, script by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Jack Abel; Thanks to the Inhumans, Hulk finds himself on Counter-Earth where he is promptly beaten and gassed by the Man-Beast's New-Men; The Recorder finds the stasis chamber containing Adam Warlock and wakes him up; Meanwhile, back on regular Earth, Glenn Talbot escapes from his Soviet captors--or does he? Continued from Warlock #8. Marvel Value Stamp. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Man-Thing (1974 1st Series) 6 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4657015001

"And When I Die...!" Written by Steve Gerber. Art by Mike Ploog and Frank Chiaramonte. Don't miss the macabre drama as the Man-Thing and his companions must survive the ghostly assault of a fiend from beyond the grave! Includes Marvel Value Stamp. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 22 VF- 7.5

Spider-Man and Hawkeye battle Quasimodo the Living Computer in "The Messiah Machine!" Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt. Cover by John Romita. (Quasimodo previously appeared in Amazing Adventures (2nd series) 14 and appears next in Fantastic Four 202. The letters page includes an essay explaining the recent price increase from 20¢ to 25¢. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp Series A #92, Byrrah.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 174 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4638773013

First 25-cent cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. First appearance and origin of the Golem in "There Walks the Golem!", script by Len Wein, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney; In the deserts of the Middle East, Professor Abraham Adamson is conducting an archeological dig to locate the long lost Golem, a living statue created by Judah Loew Ben Bezalel centuries ago; It was the champion of his people but eventually went to the desert and was lost in the sands; Accompanying him on this expedition are his grandchildren Jason and Rebecca, and Rebecca's fiance Wayne Logan; They succeed in uncovering the Golem prompting discussion about the creature's legend; Since the site of the dig was near a combat zone, the dig is visited by deserters of an Arabian army. Reprint of an old weird story, " "Foolproof!", script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A greedy landlord torches his building to collect the insurance but forgets one little detail in his plan. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #44 (The Absorbing Man by Jack Kirby). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 88 VG/FN 5.0

Cover art by George Tuska and Marie Severin (alterations). The Mark of the Monster, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska; the X-Men battle the Frankenstein monster, who is revealed SPOILER WARNING to be an android; reprinted from issue 40. Thru the Lens, art by Joe Maneely. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.