Auctions: comic books June 1976

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 157 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4602898006

"The Ghost That Haunted Octopus!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by John Romita. Doc Ock returns to action! Thanks to the warmth and generosity of one May Parker! What?! Imagine the shock of her wall-crawling nephew when he walks into his aunt's home...and sees Dr. Octopus reclining on the sofa! Surprisingly Peter keeps his composure until the ghost of Hammerhead appears! And then all heck breaks loose! The six-armed doctor grabs May and takes off across town! The web-slinger follows while Hammerhead just simmers! Who knows what will happen next! Cameo appearances by Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn, and Liz Allan. Flashback cameos by Dr. Octopus and Hammerhead to explain the final moments of Amazing Spider-Man 131. (Notes: The letters page includes Marvel Value Stamp series B #94 Conan the Barbarian by Barry Windsor-Smith. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 134. A 30-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 157 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4664105018

"The Ghost That Haunted Octopus!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by John Romita. Doc Ock returns to action! Thanks to the warmth and generosity of one May Parker! What?! Imagine the shock of her wall-crawling nephew when he walks into his aunt's home...and sees Dr. Octopus reclining on the sofa! Surprisingly Peter keeps his composure until the ghost of Hammerhead appears! And then all heck breaks loose! The six-armed doctor grabs May and takes off across town! The web-slinger follows while Hammerhead just simmers! Who knows what will happen next! Cameo appearances by Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn, and Liz Allan. Flashback cameos by Dr. Octopus and Hammerhead to explain the final moments of Amazing Spider-Man 131. (Notes: The letters page includes Marvel Value Stamp series B #94 Conan the Barbarian by Barry Windsor-Smith. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 134. A 30-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 460 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4647444002

Cover by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). "Slow Down - and Die!" script by Bob Rozakis and Michael Uslan, pencils by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), inks by Frank McLaughlin; Captain Stingaree, a sword-wielding villain, becomes convinced Batman is really portrayed collectively by the Courtney triplets, a team of private investigators, and captures one Batman, who proves to be Michael Courtney. "The Cold-Fire Caper!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Pablo Marcos, inks by Al Milgrom; Tim Trench is assigned by a beautiful woman to find a stolen ruby that turns out not to be stolen after all. Justice For All Includes Children 4 public service announcement, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Letter from future comics writer Adam Castro. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) UK Edition 28UK CGC 8.5

Paper: White

U.K. Price Variant.

Label #4341456001

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. First solo Moon Knight appearance. Cover art by Don Perlin. The Crushing Conquer-Lord!, script by Doug Moench, art by Don Perlin; Moon Night stops seven masked men from breaking into the campaign headquarters for a mayoral prospect named Charles Thurston; Weasel tells Conquer-Lord all about Moon Knight. Letter to the editor from Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics). 36 pgs.

Secret Society of Super Villains (1976) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4525447005

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"Attend or Die." Sinestro, Grodd, Copperhead, Star Sapphire, Captain Cold, Mirror Master, and Shadow Thief are summoned (by a clone of the Paul Kirk Manhunter) for the first meeting of the Secret Society. They battle robot doubles of Batman, Flash, Green Lantern Wonder Woman, and Superman. 1st appearance and origin of the Secret Society of Super Villains. Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Pablo Marcos, inks by Bob Smith. Cover by Ernie Chan. Cover price $0.30.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 217 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0701103005

Cover art by Mike Grell. The Cornered Clown Hostess Fruit Pies ad starring the Joker, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. The Charge of the Doomed Legionnaires, script by Jim Shooter, art by Mike Grell; The Khund Field Marshall Lorca attacks a Legion cruiser, forcing it to crash on the barren planet Vanvlack IV; Brainiac 5 attempts to manage the battle from afar but the Legion team wins on their own, before Superboy arrives to help. Justice for All Children public service announcement starring Superman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Future Shock for Superboy, script by Jim Shooter, art by Mike Grell; Superboy meets Legion Academy student Laurel Kent, who is also his thirtieth-century descendant. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 300 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4670109013

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Superman origin retold. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner. Superman, 2001!, script by Cary Bates and Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; What if Baby Kal-El landed on Earth in 1976? Found by the American military just ahead of the Soviets, Kal-El is raised as a ward of the Army; Tensions over the alien superhuman, now called Skyboy, boil over in 1990 with both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. launching missiles. Skyboy destroys all of the weapons and abandons his Skyboy identity to live as Clark Kent; In 2001, the Soviets send Moka to Times Square to declare himself the person who saved the planet in 1990 and the rightful ruler of mankind, but Clark comes out of retirement, this time as Superman, and exposes Moka for the fraud he is. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.