Auctions: comic books September 1979

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 196N VG/FN 5.0

Water spotting.

Newsstand Edition. "Requiem!" Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Al Milgrom (layouts), Frank Giacoia (finishes), and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Keith Pollard and Al Milgrom. With his world crashing down around him, the wall-crawler rushes to Restwell Nursing Home to see if his dear aunt is indeed dead. Sadly it appears so. A distraught Peter meets with the resident physician on staff, Dr. Ludwig Rinehart, to make final arrangements. The following day after a long talk with Joe Robertson, the web-slinger visits his childhood home in Queens and discovers it a shambles! And then he finally recalls who Dr. Ludwig Rinehart really is! Something is majorly amiss at Restwell Nursing Home! But before Spider-Man can solve the mystery, he must tend to an unscheduled appointment with a rather large NYC crime lord next issue! First appearance of Debra Whitman. Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, Flash Thompson, Sha Shan, Harry Osborn, and the Kingpin. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 187D CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4715505009

Direct Edition. "The Call of the Mountain Thing!" Part 3 of 3. Plot by Mark Gruenwald and Steven Grant. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Dan Green. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. One of the classic Avengers issues of the bronze age! Chthon has possessed the Scarlet Witch! And now Wanda is wreaking havoc across Central Europe! Six avengers are on the way to help Quicksilver, but the likes of Thor, Iron Man, and the Vision are not among them! Does this group of avengers have the raw power to defeat Modred the Mystic and Chthon? After the Falcon, Wasp, Ms. Marvel, Wonder Man, and Cap fall to the elder demon; the end of the world appears close at hand! But the resourceful Hank McCoy finds a piece of Wundagore Mountain's history. And in stunning fashion, one of the knights of Wundagore rides again! Will the Beast lead the charge to an inspiring victory? Or will Chthon's master plan succeed? Avengers Assemble! Cameo appearance by Bova. Final appearance of Django Maximoff. Flashback cameos by Morgan Le Fey, Magnus, Magda, Agatha Harkness, and the High Evolutionary. Avengers Lineup: Beast, Captain America, Falcon, Ms. Marvel, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, the Wasp, and Wonder Man. (Notes: Uncanny X-Men 125 provides the final clue concerning the true identity of Pietro and Wanda's father. In the Vision and the Scarlet Witch Limited Series (1st series) issue 4, the long-awaited reunion between father (super-villain) and children (avengers) takes place. This three-part story was reprinted in 1994 in the trade paperback: The Yesterday Quest. The letters page includes a letter from comics editor Cat Yronwode.) 36 pages Cover price $0.40.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 187N FN- 5.5

Newsstand Edition. "The Call of the Mountain Thing!" Part 3 of 3. Plot by Mark Gruenwald and Steven Grant. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Dan Green. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. One of the classic Avengers issues of the bronze age! Chthon has possessed the Scarlet Witch! And now Wanda is wreaking havoc across Central Europe! Six avengers are on the way to help Quicksilver, but the likes of Thor, Iron Man, and the Vision are not among them! Does this group of avengers have the raw power to defeat Modred the Mystic and Chthon? After the Falcon, Wasp, Ms. Marvel, Wonder Man, and Cap fall to the elder demon; the end of the world appears close at hand! But the resourceful Hank McCoy finds a piece of Wundagore Mountain's history. And in stunning fashion, one of the knights of Wundagore rides again! Will the Beast lead the charge to an inspiring victory? Or will Chthon's master plan succeed? Avengers Assemble! Cameo appearance by Bova. Final appearance of Django Maximoff. Flashback cameos by Morgan Le Fey, Magnus, Magda, Agatha Harkness, and the High Evolutionary. Avengers Lineup: Beast, Captain America, Falcon, Ms. Marvel, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, the Wasp, and Wonder Man. (Notes: Uncanny X-Men 125 provides the final clue concerning the true identity of Pietro and Wanda's father. In the Vision and the Scarlet Witch Limited Series (1st series) issue 4, the long-awaited reunion between father (super-villain) and children (avengers) takes place. This three-part story was reprinted in 1994 in the trade paperback: The Yesterday Quest. The letters page includes a letter from comics editor Cat Yronwode.) 36 pages Cover price $0.40.

Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4706717003

Reprints: "Attack by the Army of Tomorrow!" by Elliot Maggin, Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson from Superman #265; "The Midnight Murder Show!" by Cary Bates, Curt Swan and Kurt Schaffenberger from Action Comics #442; "Superman Under the Red Sun!" by Edmond Hamilton and Al Plastino from Action Comics #300; "The Adventures of Mental Man!" by Bill Finger, Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye from Action Comics #196; "Lex Luthor, Hero!", "Luthor's Super-Bodyguard!" and "The Death of Superman!" by Jerry Siegel, Curt Swan and George Klein from Superman #149. Ross Andru cover. Cover price $0.95.

Comix World Newsletter (1973 Clay Geerdes) Fanzine 129 FN 6.0

Rampage Magazine (UK 1978 Marvel) Monthly 15 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

U.K. Edition.

Label #4691149020

An anthology magazine from Marvel UK, reprinting US superhero stories in a black-and-white format. This issue features My Brother, My Enemy, from X-Men #97, written by Chris Claremont, with art by Dave Cockrum. Also, the second part of The Color of Hate from The Hulk magazine #12. Written by Doug Moench, with art by Ron Wilson and Ernie Chan. Plus a backup story starring Dr. Strange. Painted cover by Joe Jusko, also reprinted from Hulk #12. 52 pages. Cover price 0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 125D VF+ 8.5

Direct Edition. As the cover says: the dramatic return of Phoenix! "There's Something Awful on Muir Island!" "...!" Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. First appearance of Mutant X (Proteus). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 125N CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4748996001

Newsstand Edition. As the cover says: the dramatic return of Phoenix! "There's Something Awful on Muir Island!" "...!" Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. First appearance of Mutant X (Proteus). Cover price $0.40.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 259 FN- 5.5

Cover pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Dick Giordano. "A Power Gone Mad," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Vince Colletta; With the help of a shady ad executive, Mars conspires to seize control of Earth, first by turning Wonder Woman into a public menace. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.