Auctions: comic books May 1981

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 216N FN/VF 7.0

Newsstand Edition. "Marathon" Script by Denny O'Neil. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom. It's time for the annual New York City marathon! And this year's race has a special guardian angel...the Amazing Spider-Man! After the web-slinger hears about a possible assassination attempt during the event, he decides to follow the race for the full 26 miles! But there are over 15,000 runners participating! How will Spidey know who is the intended target? Enter Madame Web! With help from his clairvoyant friend, the wall-crawler zeroes in on the sniper; while the runners zero in on the finish line! Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Nathan Lubensky, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: Madame Web appears next in Amazing Spider-Man 229. This issue includes a full-page ad for the first issue of the Dazzler series.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 207N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4751848012

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Newsstand Edition. "Beyond a Shadow" Part 1 of 2. Plot by Bob Budiansky. Script by Danny Fingeroth and Bob Budiansky. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by Dan Green. Cover by Gene Colan and Dan Green. In the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain, a majestic city has risen from the depths! The U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet sails to investigate but runs into the powerful ruler of this spectacular citadel...the Shadow Lord! After the navy's advance is halted, the Avengers attack! However, the Shadow Lord controls the winds and the waves...and traps Earth's Mightiest Heroes in a massive tornado! Can the Avengers triumph over an ancient lord of the Earth from centuries ago? Avengers Lineup: Beast, Captain America, Iron Man, Jocasta, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wasp, and Wonder Man. (Note: This issue includes a half-page ad for Marvel Two-in-One 75 featuring the Thing and the Avengers vs. Annihilus and Blastaar.) 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 207N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4751848011

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Newsstand Edition. "Beyond a Shadow" Part 1 of 2. Plot by Bob Budiansky. Script by Danny Fingeroth and Bob Budiansky. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by Dan Green. Cover by Gene Colan and Dan Green. In the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain, a majestic city has risen from the depths! The U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet sails to investigate but runs into the powerful ruler of this spectacular citadel...the Shadow Lord! After the navy's advance is halted, the Avengers attack! However, the Shadow Lord controls the winds and the waves...and traps Earth's Mightiest Heroes in a massive tornado! Can the Avengers triumph over an ancient lord of the Earth from centuries ago? Avengers Lineup: Beast, Captain America, Iron Man, Jocasta, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wasp, and Wonder Man. (Note: This issue includes a half-page ad for Marvel Two-in-One 75 featuring the Thing and the Avengers vs. Annihilus and Blastaar.) 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50.

Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) 12N CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4706716007

Newsstand Edition. Superman in a collection of Time travel stories. Cover by Ross Andru & Dick Giordano. "Bus-Ride to Nowhere" by Cary Bates, Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson. Batman cameo. "Sun of Superman" by Cary Bates, Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson. "Starry-Eyed Siren of Space" by Cary Bates, Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson. "Planet of Angels" by Denny O'Neil, Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson. "Superman, You're Dead... Dead... Dead" by Leo Dorfman, Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, George Custer apps. "Secret of the Space Souvenirs" by Al Plastino. Lois Lane app. Digest Size. Cover price $0.95.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 170N CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4748996017

Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. The Kingpin Must Die, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Kingpin, retired in Japan, sends his wife to New York to hire Nelson and Murdock so he can turn states evidence against the East Coast crime bosses; Vanessa is captured by the mob so they can lure Kingpin back to New York so they can kill him; Daredevil gets in the way and has a confrontation with Bullseye. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (1980) 9N CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4706715015

Newsstand Edition. Secret Origins of Super-Heroes, 10 complete stories. "Birth of the Atom" by Gardner Fox, Gil Kane, & Murphy Anderson. "Battle of the Tiny Titans" by Gardner Fox, Gil Kane, & Murphy Anderson. "Swamp Thing" by Len Wein & Berni Wrightson. "The Million-Dollar Debut of Batgirl" by Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, & Murphy Anderson. Batman, Robin, Killer Moth, Alfred, Commissioner Gordon apps."Aquaman meets Aqualad - The Kid from Atlantis" by Ramona Fradon. "The Origin of Green Lantern's Oath" by John Broome, Gil Kane, & Murphy Anderson. "Superboy finds Krypto - The Super-Dog from Krypton" by Curt Swan. Lana Lang app. "The Origin of Doctor Fate" by Gardner Fox & Howard Sherman. "The Green Arrow's First Case" by Jack Kirby. "The Origin of Speedy - The World's Worst Archer" by Lee Elias. Digest Size Cover price $0.95.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 145D VF- 7.5

Direct Edition. "Kidnapped!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein. Arcade returns to plague the X-Men but this time he is not alone. Marvel's Merry Mutants must match wits with the most dangerous man in the Marvel Universe - Doctor Doom! Plus, Cyclops finds himself marooned on a desert island in the middle of no where. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50.