Auctions: comic books June 1981

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 217N CGC 9.4 Newsstand Variant

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4609483008

Newsstand Edition. "Here's Mud in Your Eye!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Denny O'Neil. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom. At a shady west side bar, two super-villains bump into each other! The Sandman and Hydro-Man! Initially they fight one another over the affections of a sleazy barmaid, but eventually the duo decides to go after their mutual enemy...the wondrous wall-crawler! Typically sand and water is not a flammable mixture, but in this case, it could be a lethal combination for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! 36 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Moon Knight (1980 1st Series) 8N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #3927120010

Newsstand Edition. "Night of the Wolves!" Written by Doug Moench, with art by Bill Sienkiewicz and Frank Giacoia. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. The Moon Kings have unleashed a powerful hallucinogen on the city of Chicago and even Moon Knight has fallen victim. Cover price $0.50.

Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) 55D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4657810004

Direct Edition. "The Big Blow Out" Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Luke McDonnell. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Frank Miller. Thanks to a legal technicality, one of Captain Marvel's deadliest foes is released from Project Pegasus. And now the Spectacular Spider-Man has an explosive problem on his hands...Nitro! Neither hero nor villain knows much about the other's powers, but that doesn't prevent the pair from waging a terrific battle across Manhattan! (Note: Nitro previously appeared in Omega the Unknown 8.) 32 pages Cover price $0.50.