Auctions: comic books June 1979

1984/1994 (1978 Magazine) 6 FN- 5.5

Stories in this issue include: The Warhawks by Bill DuBay and Jose Ortiz; The Final Days of Idi Amin! by Bill DuBay and Esteban Maroto; Liaison Aboard a Skylab by Jeff Rovin and Alex Nino; Mutant World part six by Jan Strnad and Richard Corben (in color); Twilight's End! by Alabaster Redzone (a.k.a. Jim Stenstrum) and Rudy Nebres; and Rex Havoc and the Asskickers of the Fantastic: She Who-Must-Be-Okay! By Jim Stenstrum and Abel Laxamana. Cover art by Jim Lauier. Cover price $1.50.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 484 FN/VF 7.0

68-page giant. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Assault on Olympus!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dan Adkins; Batman runs a gauntlet of deathtraps in an effort to capture gangboss Maxie Zeus. "The Who is Floyd Fenderman Anyway? Contract!" starring the Human Target, script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano. "The Race Against Murder!" script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Vince Colletta; Commissioner Gordon is injured by a mail bomb, and Batgirl sets out to find out who sent it to her father. "The Return of the Flying Graysons!" starring Robin, script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Frank Chiaramonte. "Tyme Has No Secrets!", script by Len Wein, art by Steve Ditko; The Baron's and the Demon's battle over Merlin's tomb is interrupted by Stavik and the locals. "The Galileo Solution" featuring the Unsolved Cases of the Batman, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Frank McLaughlin. Back-cover Batman villains back cover by Jim Aparo. 68 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Godzilla (1977 Marvel) 23D VG/FN 5.0

Direct Edition. "King Once More!" Part 7 of 8. Guest-starring the Avengers and Fantastic Four. J. Jonah Jameson cameo. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Green. The mighty Godzilla is back in present day Manhattan. The only problem is he is also back to his original titanic size. Can the combined efforts of the Fantastic Four, Avengers, and S.H.I.E.L.D. contain his monstrous rampage before Godzilla takes a bite out of the Big Apple? Cover price $0.40.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 48D CBCS 8.0 Witnessed Sig Shooter

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: Jim Shooter on 2/26/2022 Newsstand Edition

Label #22-0F6BDE3-006

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Bob McLeod. "The Price of a Heart!", script by David Michelinie, pencils by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finished art), inks by Bob Layton; Scott Lang, the new Ant-Man, attempts to get Dr. Sondheim out of the clutches of the mutated Darren Cross; However, he underestimates Cross' enhanced abilities and is defeated; His equipment disabled, Scott listens as Cross explains his heart condition and the implantation of a "nucleorganic pacemaker"; The device backfired, not only slowly mutating him into a Neanderthal-like giant but also wearing out his heart, necessitating periodic transplants from unwilling donors; Learning he is to be next in line to be a "donor" Scott manages to fix his equipment and escape, busting back into the surgical theatre just as Dr. Sondheim finished another operation; Ant-Man fights Cross. Next appearance of Ant Man is in Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #125. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.40.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 122N VG+ 4.5

Newsstand Edition. "Cry for the Children!" Cameos by Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Colleen Wing , Black Tom Cassidy, and Juggernaut. Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin. While testing the limits of his incredible strength in the Danger Room, Colossus learns a valuable lesson about courage from Wolverine. Meanwhile, Jean Grey meets the mysterious man that will change her life forever, Jason Wyngarde. Plus, Storm learns a hard truth about life on the streets. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40.