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Defenders (1972 1st Series) 56 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4623698012

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Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Klaus Janson. Val's New York Adventure!, script by David Anthony Kraft, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Klaus Janson; Dr. Banner helps Soviet scientists remove the radiation poisoning from Namor, Hellcat and Nighthawk; Red Guardian, who is now composed of nuclear energy, is kept by the Russian government and the rest of the Defenders are escorted out of the country; Valkyrie battles Lunatik. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Doctor Strange (1974 2nd Series) 27 FN

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. I...The In-Betweener!, script by Roger Stern, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Ernie Chan; Dr. Strange and the Ancient One petition the In-Betweener to let them go through the Wheel of Change; Strange battles Stygyro; appearances by Clea and Dr. Stranger Yet; cameos by Adam Warlock and Pip the Troll. Cover price $0.35.

Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 28 FN 6.0

"Evil is the Orb!" Story by Roger McKenzie. Art by Don Perlin. Cover by Ernie Chan. The Uncanny Orb returns to plague Ghost Rider! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Thor stars in Hostess ad "The Ding-A-Ling Family!" Cover price $0.35.

Godzilla (1977 Marvel) 7 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4660067007

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"Birth of a Warrior!" Part 2 of 3. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Herb Trimpe and Fred Kida. Godzilla has just awoken from his gas induced sleep and he's not happy. Is there nothing that can stop the monster's rampage. Maybe the giant robot known as Red Ronin, piloted by the young Rob Takiguchi, can. 1st appearance of Red Ronin. Cover price $0.35.

Jonah Hex (1977 1st Series) 9 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #1074497007

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It's a slow death for Jonah Hex in "The Carlotta Conspiracy!" El Papagayo appearance. Written by Michael Fleisher, with art by Ernie Chan and Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Bernie Wrightson. Cover price $0.35.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 151 CBCS 5.0 Witnessed Sig Conway

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: Gerry Conway on 8/26/2023. Newsstand Edition.

Label #23-29F5D14-001

"The Unluckiest League of All!" Written by Gerry Conway, with art by Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin. Characters: Wonder Woman [Earth-1]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal] (as Hawkgirl); Black Canary; Elongated Man; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Earth-1]; Aquaman; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman [Earth-1]; Batman [Earth-1]; Red Tornado; Hawkman [Katar Hol] (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); The Racer; Strongman; The Crier; The Acrobat; Cyclone; The Shrinking Man; Water King; Jean Loring (flashback); Power Girl (flashback); Professor Amos Fortune (villain); Captain Comet (flashback). Cover by Al Milgrom and Joe Orlando. Cover price $0.60.

Showcase (1956-1978) 97 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4728753022

Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Joe Orlando. "Power Girl," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton inks by Joe Orlando; Power Girl breaks through the roof of Gotham Citys Central Electronics factory, interrupting a robbery in progress; The thieves boss is looking for the micro-transformers produced by Central, and claims that even Power Girl cant stop them; Power Girl goes about proving them wrong, by taking out three of the four high-tech thieves; A ricocheting bullet delays Power Girl from apprehending the fourth thief, who flees the scene; The thief uses a high-tech escape vehicle, and takes a detour through the Gotham City Rail Line; This barely slows Power Girl down, who catches up to the thief, and disarms his explosive suicide jacket; Power Girl relaxes outside the city, thinking back on her life; She remembers her life on Argo City, when Zor-L and Allura, her parents, put her in an escape pod to escape Argo Citys death; Her rocket sent her to Earth, to become Power Girl; After calming down from her trip down memory lane, she returns to Gotham. Batman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Sable Lady." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Teen Titans (1966 1st Series) 53 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4715500014

Written by Bob Rozakis. Art by Juan Ortiz and John Fuller. Cover by Rich Buckler and Jack Abel. The origin of Teen Titans (between Brave and Bold #54 & #60). The Teen Titans disband. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 109 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #3777349010

"Home are the Heroes!" Guest-starring Vindicator (1st appearance). Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Wolverine's past comes back to haunt him. The Canadian Government sends a super-agent to bring back the awol mutant. When the super-powered Vindicator arrives at Xavier's institute, Wolverine finds himself in the battle of his life against a man that was once his friend, and the X-Men are stuck in the middle. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 240 FN+ 6.5

Cover pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Dick Giordano. "Wanted: One Amazon - Dead or Alive!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Joe Giella; Wonder Woman becomes a fugitive after the Duke of Deception causes her to attack American sailors. Guest appearance by The Flash (Jay Garrick). 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.