Auctions: comic books March 1975

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 183 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4738182004

"Nomad: No More!" Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Frank Robbins. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott. Nomad returns to New York City, and he's frantically searching for the Falcon! However, Steve Rogers can't find him anywhere until he bumps into Redwing! The Falcon's faithful bird guides Nomad to a nearby rooftop...where the Living Legend makes a grisly discovery. The fill-in Captain America, Roscoe Simons, has been murdered -- and the Falcon seriously injured! Steve Rogers is despondent and begins to reconsider his Nomad identity. Is the red, white, and blue avenger on the way back? Cameo appearances by Leila Taylor, Gabe Jones, Peggy Carter, Gamecock, and the Beast. 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 183 FN 6.0

"Nomad: No More!" Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Frank Robbins. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott. Nomad returns to New York City, and he's frantically searching for the Falcon! However, Steve Rogers can't find him anywhere until he bumps into Redwing! The Falcon's faithful bird guides Nomad to a nearby rooftop...where the Living Legend makes a grisly discovery. The fill-in Captain America, Roscoe Simons, has been murdered -- and the Falcon seriously injured! Steve Rogers is despondent and begins to reconsider his Nomad identity. Is the red, white, and blue avenger on the way back? Cameo appearances by Leila Taylor, Gabe Jones, Peggy Carter, Gamecock, and the Beast. 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Jungle Action (1972 Marvel) 14 VF- 7.5

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Pablo Marcos. The Black Panther stars in Panther's Rage part 9, "There are Serpents Lurking in Paradise," script by Don McGregor, pencils by Billy Graham, inks by Pablo Marcos; The Panther pursues Killmonger and his assassins into Serpent Valley, where he fights and kills a theropod-like dinosaur. Letter from comic book writer Peter B. Gillis. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 21 VG+ 4.5

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. Daughters of the Death-Goddess, script by Tony Isabella, pencils by Arvell Jones, inks by Vince Colletta; Batroc becomes enraged when the Meachums refuse to pay him for failing to kill Iron Fist; Iron Fist arrives at the Wings to find dead cult members lying in rubble but no sign of his friends; Misty Knight arrives and attacks Danny whom she suspects has done something with Colleen; Iron Fist follows the Ninja to the underground Temple of Kali where he finds Lee and Colleen in chains; He battles the daughters of Kali, but the Sacred Volume of Kali is burned up in the conflict; This enrages the Ninja who splits off from Lee Wing whom he has been possessing and prepares to kill Iron Fist; Brief appearance by Batroc. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) 8 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4738182010

Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) guest stars in "Silent Night...Deadly Night!" Fantastic Four cameo. Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito. It's Christmas and unless Thing and the Spirit of Vengeance known as Ghost Rider can stop the nefarious Miracle Man, it'll be the last Christmas. Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.