Auctions: comic books May 1975

Giant Size Man-Thing (1974) 4 VF- 7.5

Cover art by Frank Brunner. "The Kid's Night Out!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Ed Hannigan and Ron Wilson, inks by Frank Springer; Panic in the sky as the most startling slime-creature of all stalks the hallowed halls of a terrified high school; Prejudice and hypocrisy plays a big part in a kids death. "Frog Death!", script by Steve Gerber, art by Frank Brunner; Howard the Duck falls through the dimensions back to Earth and must face Garko the Man-frog. "I Entered the...Doorway to Doom!" (reprinted from Strange Tales #72), art by Steve Ditko; A Russian farmer becomes a gold miner and uncovers a doorway into a dimension of malevolent beings; When the army comes for the man's gold they ignore his warnings to leave the doorway. "The Man With No Past" (reprinted from Journey into Mystery #21), script by Paul S. Newman, art by Joe Maneely; A claustrophobic artist seeks help from a psychiatrist and it turns out he has no memories from more than one year before. Marvel Value Stamp #36 (Ancient One). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

Joker (1975 DC) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4552049006

Cover by Dick Giordano. "The Joker's Double Jeopardy!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; When a new criminal breaks Two-Face out of Arkham Asylum, claiming that he has need of "a truly master criminal", the Joker is incensed; Soon, the Clown Prince of Crime stages his own breakout and tracks down Two-Face, determined to show just who Gotham's number-one criminal truly is. Article on the creation of the Joker. Hostess Twinkies ad with Batman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Speed Buggy (1975) 1 VF- 7.5

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 16 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4546870015

"Night of the Walking Dead." Swamp Thing helps a priestess and a mercenary fight a revolution against a tyrannical regime, but stops when the priestess raises an army of undead soldiers. Script by David Michelinie, art by Nestor Redondo. Cover by Redondo. Cover price $0.25.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 32 VF 8.0

"And Some Call Him Madness!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Letter to the editor from Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics). Gil Kane/Palmer cover. Cover price $0.25.