Auctions: comic books April 1980

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 489 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4668490013

68-page giant. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Creatures of the Night!", script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Vince Colletta; Batman and a vampire hunter named Moon the Mystic separately stalk a vampire who may be Moon himself. "When the Inmates Run the Madhouse!", script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Steve Mitchell; Commissioner Gordon enters Gotham State Prison to negotiate with rioting cons, and runs into a trap set for him alone. "The Mind Warp Mystery," script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Vince Colletta; Shortly after two mysterious murders, Barbara Gordon loses her memory, and Robin and Commissioner Gordon must restore it and find the secret of the memory-loss and murders. "Computer Crisis" starring The Atom, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta. "The Bogus Butlers" starring Alfred, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Bob Smith. "Where Strike the Assassins" starring Batman and the League of Assassins, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dan Adkins. Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman, "The Borrower." 68 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Doctor Strange (1974 2nd Series) 40 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4657833020

Direct Edition. Cover art by Bob Layton. Dawn of Death!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Ricardo Villamonte (pages 1-6) and Dan Green (pages 7-31); Dr. Strange battles Baron Mordo and his pawn, Lord Phyffe; Azrael, the Angel of Death, introduced; story continues in Man-Thing 4 and concludes in Doctor Strange 41. Cover price $0.40.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 53N CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4657809012

Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. The Ending, In Anger!, script by Ed Hannigan, pencils by Jerry Bingham, inks by Al Gordon; In Georgia, T'Challa uncovers the killer of Angela Lynne and Windeagle, Leroy Ames, and regains his memory of being partially brainwashed by the Dragon Circle into forgetting his prior battles with them; He later defeats the supernatural Soul Strangler and helps indict the local leader of the Klan, Ambrose Ellis, and leader of the Dragon Circle, Rev. Addison Blackburn. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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+ 4.5

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.