Auctions: comic books April 1980

Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) 25 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4633548005

Direct Edition. Cover by Jim Mooney. "To Free a Felon!", script by Michael Fleisher, art by Steve Leialoha; The Spider-Woman has one minute to escape the Doomsday Room, an electrified room set to explode; Scurrying up the column she is bound to, the Spider-Woman snaps the column in half; The Spider-Woman uses the broken piece of column to pole vault across the room, crashing through a glass pane in the locked door; The Spider-Woman breaks her chains, then flees, as the room explodes behind her; Mister Big receives word that the Doomsday Room has self-destructed. Hostess Twinkies ad with the Human Torch. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Star Trek (1980 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4657834018

Direct Edition. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Part 1 of 3!" Based on the screenplay by Harold Livingston and the Story by Alan Dean and Gene Roddenberry. Adapted by Marv Wolfman. Art by Dave Cockrum and Klaus Janson. It's the comic book adaptation of the Big Screen debut of Gene Roddenberry's sci-fi phenomenon! When a threat from beyond the stars threatens a billion lives, the brave crew of the USS Enterprise must once again assemble and head off into the Final Frontier. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.40.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 132N VG 4.0

Newsstand Edition. The Dark Phoenix Saga: Part 4 of 9 - "And Hellfire is Their Name!" Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Deciding to become proactive, the X-Men attempt to infiltrate the Hellfire Club's inner sanctum. However, they soon discover that they may have played right into the hands of their mysterious foes when they run into the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club. Plus, the startling true identity of the mysterious Jason Wyngarde is revealed! NOTE: 1st appearance of Sebastian Shaw, Donald Pierce, and Harry Leland. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40.