Auctions: comic books July 1980

Famous Monsters of Filmland (1958) Magazine 165 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3792239003

Features in this issue include: review of films released in 1979 by Vinny Garney; "The Creeper-The Rondo Hatton Story"; Donald F. Glut interview about The Empire Strikes Back; preview of Humanoids from the Deep; "Fright Films of Freddie Francis"; David Prowse interview; and more. Cover depicts alien bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back. Cover price $1.75.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 95 CGC 9.2 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #3997303001

Direct Edition. "And No Birds Sing!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Mockingbird (1st appearance). Script by Steven Grant. Art by Jimmy James (breakdowns) and Bruce Patterson (finishes). Cover by Frank Miller and Bob McLeod. A rogue SHIELD branch director tricks the web-slinger into believing that Nick Fury's life is in jeopardy! Specifically, from a former SHIELD operative...Barbara Morse! However, Mockingbird is actually trying to save Nick Fury. Will Spider-Man realize that in time? First appearance of Bobbi Morse as Mockingbird. (Notes: After a cameo appearance in Contest of Champions 1, Mockingbird appears next in the first Hawkeye Limited Series published in 1983. The letters page contains a brief essay from Mark Gruenwald about the creation of Mockingbird.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.40.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 95N CGC 9.6 Newsstand Variant

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4527015023

Newsstand Edition. "And No Birds Sing!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Mockingbird (1st appearance). Script by Steven Grant. Art by Jimmy James (breakdowns) and Bruce Patterson (finishes). Cover by Frank Miller and Bob McLeod. A rogue SHIELD branch director tricks the web-slinger into believing that Nick Fury's life is in jeopardy! Specifically, from a former SHIELD operative...Barbara Morse! However, Mockingbird is actually trying to save Nick Fury. Will Spider-Man realize that in time? First appearance of Bobbi Morse as Mockingbird. (Notes: After a cameo appearance in Contest of Champions 1, Mockingbird appears next in the first Hawkeye Limited Series published in 1983. The letters page contains a brief essay from Mark Gruenwald about the creation of Mockingbird.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.40.

Superman Radio Shack Giveaway (1980) 1 VG 4.0

Superman in "The Computers That Saved Metropolis!" Alec and Shanna use a pair of TRS-80 computers to help Superman stop Major Disaster after Superman's powers become difficult for him to control. Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Major Disaster [Paul Booker]; Shanna; Alec; Margaret Wilson; John Bardeen (Nobel Scientist, Cameo); William Schockley (Nobel Scientist, Cameo); Walter Brattain (Nobel Scientist, Cameo); Lana Lang. Written by Cary Bates, with art by Jim Starlin and Dick Giordano. Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 135N VG+ 4.5

Water spotting.

Newsstand Edition. The Dark Phoenix Saga: Part 7 of 9 - "Dark Phoenix!" Cameos by the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and the Silver Surfer. Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The unfettered might of the Dark Phoenix is unleashed upon an unsuspecting universe, and the repercussions oar terrible. What can the X-Men do to stop their teammate who has gone mad with unimaginable power? 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40.