Auctions: comic books March 1981

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 500 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4647444018

Direct Edition. 500th Anniversary Issue. Starring Batman and Robin. Guest-starring the Phantom Stranger, the Elongated Man, Hawkman and Hawkgirl. "To Kill a Legend!" Story by Alan Brennert. Art by Dick Giordano. "The 'Too Many Crooks...' Caper!" Story by Len Wein. Art by Jim Aparo. "Once Upon a Time!" Story by Len Wein. Art by Walt Simonson. "The Final Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe!" Story by Mike W. Barr. Art by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez. "Gray Face!" Story by Walter Gibson. Art by Tom Yeates. "The Strange Death of Doctor Erdel!" Story by Paul Levitz. Art by Joe Kubert. "What Happens When a Batman Dies!" Story by Cary Bates. Art by Carmine Infantino and Bob Smith. Plus, featuring a special wraparound cover by all the artist involved. 84 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 500N CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #2123175018

Newsstand Edition. 500th Anniversary Issue. Starring Batman and Robin. Guest-starring the Phantom Stranger, the Elongated Man, Hawkman and Hawkgirl. "To Kill a Legend!" Story by Alan Brennert. Art by Dick Giordano. "The 'Too Many Crooks...' Caper!" Story by Len Wein. Art by Jim Aparo. "Once Upon a Time!" Story by Len Wein. Art by Walt Simonson. "The Final Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe!" Story by Mike W. Barr. Art by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez. "Gray Face!" Story by Walter Gibson. Art by Tom Yeates. "The Strange Death of Doctor Erdel!" Story by Paul Levitz. Art by Joe Kubert. "What Happens When a Batman Dies!" Story by Cary Bates. Art by Carmine Infantino and Bob Smith. Plus, featuring a special wraparound cover by all the artist involved. 84 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 295 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4612341025

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Giordano. In Grodd We Trust, script by Cary Bates, art by Don Heck; Flash and gorilla pal Solovar battle one another. By The Dangerous Sea, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Bob Wiacek; Firestorm encounters the Human Typhoon. Hostess Cup Cakes ad with Wonder Woman. Star Wars Fan Club ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 103 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4374757003

"The Assassin Academy" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Ant-Man. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Jerry Bingham. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Jerry Bingham and Joe Rubinstein. Peter Parker and Scott Lang cross paths as both men investigate a mysterious organized crime operation in a warehouse on Lower Manhattan. The web-slinger is the first hero to go inside...and subsequently go down to defeat at the hands of the Taskmaster! Next, it's Ant-Man's turn! However, the miniature hero succeeds in infiltrating the complex and freeing the wall-crawler! Now the astonishing Ant-Man and the Amazing Spider-Man pursue the Taskmaster to the top of the World Trade Center for their fight to the finish! (Notes: The Taskmaster appeared previously in Avengers 196 and appears next in Avengers 223. This issue features a full-page ad for Dazzler 1.) 36 pages Cover price $0.50.

Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) 52N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4638481007

Newsstand Edition. "The Day of the Hero Killers!" Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Rick Leonardi. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Frank Miller and Bob Wiacek. The White Tiger (aka Hector Ayala) lies near death after being shot and dumped on the sidewalk outside the Daily Bugle Building. Now it's up to the Spectacular Spider-Man to bring his friend's vicious assailant to justice! The web-slinger wages a life and death struggle against Gideon Mace at the eastside armory! Will good triumph over evil? 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

Spidey Super Stories (1974) 51 VF 8.0

"The Ringer's Big Rip-Off!" Story by Jim Salicrup and Steve Grant. Art by Winslow Mortimer, Ricardo Villamonte, and Mike Esposito. Spidey battles the sinister Ringer. Includes the 1-page features "Rounding up the Ringer," "Who is Captain America?,"and "Wit of the Webslinger." Includes the back-up tale "The Movie Menace!" Guest-starring the cast of the Electric Company. Plus, Spidey and Captain America star in "Master Plan of the Thinker!" Featuring the clip and collect Spidey Stamp: #35 The Ringer. Cover price $0.50.

World's Finest (1941) 267 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4657810009

52-page giant. The Challengers of the Unknown guest star in the Superman/Batman story, "When Strike the Gravity-Masters" (script by Cary Burkett, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano), Black Canary in "With This Gun I Thee Slay" (script by Bob Haney, pencils by Trevor Eeden, inks by Vince Colletta), Red Tornado in "Future Shock" (script by J.M. DeMatteis, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Kim DeMulder), Hawkman in "The Insect Invasion of Midway City" (script by Bob Rozakis, pencils Alex Saviuk, inks by Rodin Rodriguez), and Captain Marvel in "Assault of the Rock Eternity" (script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Bob Smith). Comic strip by Fred Hembeck. Buckler cover pencils, Dick Giordano cover inks. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.