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Auctions: comic books May 1980

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    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 204D VF/NM 9.0

    Starts Mar 3

    Direct Edition. "The Black Cat Always Lands on Her Feet!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard (layouts) and Pablo Marcos (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom. The web-slinger's favorite feline is back! The Black Cat! Apparently she survived her fall at the end of Amazing Spider-Man 195 and has now developed a new interest in collecting (actually stealing) famous romantic artifacts! The location of her first heist will be Frank Lloyd Wrights architectural masterpiece: the Guggenheim Museum! But that will also be the site of her first reunion with the Spectacular Spider-Man! The (cat) fur is going to fly! Cameo appearances by Dr. Jonas Harrow, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and Flash Thompson. (Notes: This issue completes Marv Wolfman's outstanding 2-year run as the writer of the Amazing Spider-Man title. This two-part story was reprinted in the trade paperback: Spider-Man vs. the Black Cat (2005).) 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

  • Item #62084066
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    Avengers (1963 1st Series) 195N FN+ 6.5

    Starts Feb 17

    Newsstand Edition. "Assault on a Mind Cage!" Guest-starring Ant-Man. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by George Perez. Inks by Jack Abel and Dan Green. Cover by George Perez and Dan Green. The Wasp has taken it upon herself to invade the Solomon Institute and find out what's going on inside! Unfortunately though, it's been several hours since anyone's heard from her! So Yellowjacket and Ant-Man (aka Scott Lang) infiltrate the institute, while the remaining avengers wait outside in the snow! The three insect-size heroes are having an easy time defeating all the guards in the asylum, but their fortunes dramatically change when the institute's head honcho arrives...the Taskmaster! First (cameo) appearance of the Taskmaster. Avengers Lineup: Beast, Captain America, Iron Man, Jocasta, Ms. Marvel, Vision, Wasp, Wonder Man, and Yellowjacket. 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

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    Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 164D VF- 7.5

    Daredevil's origin retold
    Ends Feb 3 7:15 PM CST
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    Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Wally Wood. Expose, script by Roger McKenzie, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Ben Urich confronts a hospitalized Daredevil with his origin and identity, and DD tells him the whole story; appearances by the Black Widow, the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, Captain America, Thor (the Avengers), the Fantastic Four, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. Previously unpublished Miller/Janson cover appears inside (probably originally intended for 162, though it states it's for 164). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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    Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 93 CGC 9.0

    Paper: White

    Label #3966577022

    Starts Feb 3

    "Rags to Riches!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Werewolf. Script by Steven Grant. Pencils by Carmine Infantino and Tom Sutton. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Don Perlin and Al Milgrom. Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, and Jack Russell, AKA Werewolf by Night, have their evening interrupted by that dastardly derelict known as the Tatterdemalion! The fight takes them from a jazz club to the sewers of Los Angeles, as the two heroes try to stop the vile villain! Cameo appearances by the Shroud and Dansen Macabre. Flashback cameos by Spider-Woman and the Enforcer. (Note: Tatterdemalion previously appeared in Werewolf by Night 9.) 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

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    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 295 CGC 8.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4526589016

    Starts Feb 3

    The Eternals Saga: Part 14 of 20 - Cover by Keith Pollard. Loki guest stars in "The Price - and the Pride!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Chic Stone (finished art), inks by Chic Stone; Thor, Odin and Loki travel to the land of the gnomes to retrieve the ring of power from Ablerich and use it to barter with Fafnir and Fasolt for the return of Idunn. Bullpen Bulletins. "A Hot Time in the Old Town" Hostess snack cakes ad with the Human Torch. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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    Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 133D VF 8.0

    Ends 3d 09:34:11 Feb 3 10:11 PM CST
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    Direct Edition. The Dark Phoenix Saga: Part 5 of 9 - "Wolverine: Alone!" Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The X-Men have been battered and beaten by the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club. Jean Grey has been psychically seduced by Jason Wyngarde, who just so happens to be one of the teams oldest enemies - Mastermind! Jean has become the Club's Black Queen and is poised to murder her friends. However, there's one glitch in the villains' plan, Wolverine. See what happens when the feral X-Man decides to really cut loose. Cover price $0.40.