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Auctions: comic books September 1981

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    All Star Squadron (1981) 1D CGC 9.8

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    Paper: White

    Label #4040071020

    Starts Apr 5

    Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. The World on Fire!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Jerry Ordway; As the 3 non-missing JSA members (Hawkman, Atom, Dr. Mid-Nite) join up with Plastic Man, Robotman, Liberty Belle, Johnny Quick, Shining Knight, and Danette Reilly in Washington, D.C., they meet with President FDR, who creates a new group, the All-Star Squadron; Their mission: find the missing JSA'ers and stop the scheduled bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 before it's too late; Meanwhile, the missing JSA'ers have been captured by Per Degaton and made aware of his plans, helpless to stop him. An Open Letter to the Readers of All-Star Squadron #1 by Roy Thomas. Cover price $0.50.

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    Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 220N CGC 8.5

    Paper: White

    Newsstand Edition.

    Label #4401859015

    Ends Feb 3 6:25 PM CST
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    Newsstand Edition. "A Coffin for Spider-Man!" Guest-starring Moon Knight. Script by Michael Fleisher. Art by Bob McLeod. Cover by Bob Layton. A crime wave is sweeping across New York City! And the leader of the outbreak is Moon Knight! Hold on, isn't the knight one of the heroes in this town? That's what the web-slinger thought! At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Spider-Man interrupts Moon Knight's next heist! But then he helps his lunar adversary escape! Is the wall-crawler joining or stopping the (crime) wave? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson and Frenchie. Second story: "The Nursing Home Caper" Script by Mike W. Barr. Art by Win Mortimer. With quick thinking Aunt May stops a robbery at her nursing home. Cameo appearances by Anna Watson and Spider-Man. (Note: The web-slinger and Moon Knight previously met in Spectacular Spider-Man 22 & 23 and Marvel Team-Up Annual 4.) 32 pages. 50 cent cover price. Cover price $0.50.

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    Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 174D VF/NM 9.0

    1st app. The Hand
    Starts Feb 3

    Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Elektra returns in The Assassination of Matt Murdock, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; Kingpin secretly hires the Hand to take out Matt Murdock, but Elektra and Gladiator get in the way; When the Hand blows up his law office, DD loses his radar sense due to the blast; 1st appearance of The Hand (ninja assassins). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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    Defenders (1972 1st Series) 99 CGC 9.8

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    Paper: White

    Label #4526573004

    Ends Feb 3 7:28 PM CST
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    Cover art by Al Milgrom. The Final Conflict?, script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Don Perlin (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott; Mephisto reveals that Eternity's missing parts stretched the fabric of the multiverse, and so does Dr. Strange Teleportation spell, he created the 6 fingered hand to make Dr. Strange use the spell over and over. Hot-Tempered Triumph! Hostess Twinkies ad with the Human Torch. 32 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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    Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 150N FN+ 6.5

    Ends Feb 3 8:12 PM CST
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    Newsstand Edition. "Knightmare" Part 2 of 2. Double-Sized 150th Anniversary Issue. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton. One of the classic Iron Man issues of the bronze age! In a staggering change of events, Doctor Doom and the armored avenger are transported back in time to medieval Camelot! Wow! And while the golden avenger takes counsel with King Arthur, Victor Von Doom bargains for the soul of his mother with Morgana Le Fey! The powerful sorceress agrees to help the Fantastic Four's greatest foe! But first he must lead an army of the undead against the knights of the round table! So the battle lines are drawn! King Arthur and the Invincible Iron Man vs. Morgana Le Fey and Doctor Doom! Truly a battle for the (middle) ages! Will Camelot survive? And how will Shell-Head make it back to the 20th century? An outstanding issue! Flashback cameo by Cynthia Von Doom. (Notes: The golden avenger and Doctor Doom meet again in Iron Man 249-250. What if (1977 1st series) 33 explores an alternate reality in which Tony Stark is left behind in Camelot.) 48 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #0003651045

    Starts Feb 3

    Direct Edition. Cover by James Sherman. Script by Walt Simonson. Art by John Buscema & Klaus Janson. Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In this issue, Indiana Jones' attempt to obtain a rare idol is foiled by his rival Belloq. And then Indy is contacted by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do in part one of this adaptation. Cover price $0.50.