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  • Item #64068003
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    Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) 1 CGC 9.4

    Paper: White

    Label #4552795023

    Starts Jan 3

    "Slayers from the Sea!" Script by Tony Isabella. Pencils by George Tuska and Bill Everett (chapter 1) and George Evans (chapter 2). Inks by Fred Kida (chapter 1) and Frank Springer (chapter 2). Cover by Ron Wilson and Frank Giacoia. Story continues from Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up 2. The Sub-Mariner leaves Latveria after having second thoughts about forming an alliance with Doctor Doom. Following Prince Namor's departure, the Latverian monarch realizes that he does in fact need help for his various plans of conquest and decides to reach out to the Prince of Atlantis. Meanwhile, the Sub-Mariner visits Hydro-base and is ambushed by a trio of villains: Tiger Shark, Doctor Dorcas, and Attuma! A super slugfest erupts on land and under the sea! Will the Avenging Son prevail? Flashback cameo appearances by the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Quicksilver, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk to recap Doctor Doom's previous battles through the years. (Notes: This issue features Bill Everett's last published artwork on the Sub-Mariner, the character he created in the golden age. This issue also contains a full-page ad for Hostess Twinkies featuring Captain Marvel vs. Nitro.) Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #63916305
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    Published Aug 1975 by Marvel.

    Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 94 FN/VF 7.0

    Starts Jan 3

    "The Doomsmith Scenario!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Chris Claremont and Len Wein. Art by Dave Cockrum. It is a changing of the guard at Xavier's School for the Gifted. Professor X's original students are replaced by an all new team of X-Men. The demonic acrobat Nightcrawler, the weather controlling Storm, the iron-skinned strongman - Colossus, the shrieking Banshee, the tribal warrior - Thunderbird, and the dangerous Wolverine have been gathered together from the four corners of the world to defend mankind from the forces of evil, and to vanguard Xavier's dream of mutants and humans co-existing in peace and harmony. However, their first mission may be their last. The new X-Men must stop the sinister madman Count Nefaria who has seized control of the United States' strategic missile force. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25.