Auctions: comic books September 1982

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 223N FN+ 6.5

Newsstand Edition. "Of Robin Hoods and Roustabouts" Guest-starring Ant-Man. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Greg LaRocque. Inks by Brett Breeding and helpers. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Klaus Janson. On a sunny afternoon in Nassau County, Clint Barton and Scott Lang attend a traveling carnival. Scott is there having fun with his daughter enjoying the attractions, while Clint is following a lead concerning possible criminal activity! Hawkeye's and Ant-Man's paths collide when a super-villain is discovered at the carnival! It's the Taskmaster! The man with the photographic reflexes! And inside a giant circus tent, Ant-Man and the ace archer will try to cancel the Taskmaster's act! Cameo appearances by Captain America, Iron Man, She-Hulk, and the Wasp. (Notes: The Taskmaster previously appeared in Marvel Team-Up 103. The back cover features a Megaforce ad drawn by William Stout.) 36 pages Cover price $0.60.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 273 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4737569025

"Cap and the Howlers Together Again!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Nick Fury. Script by David Anthony Kraft. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck. Captain America is attending a reunion of the WWII era Howling Commandos, when suddenly agents of Hydra attack -- and kidnap General Sam Sawyer! Cap, Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, and Gabe Jones follow Hydra's trail to Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota...where the next battle against Hydra commences! Has Baron von Strucker come back from the dead to lead Hydra? 36 pages. Cover price $0.60.

DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) Annual 1N CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #3939570021

Newsstand Edition. DC Comics Presents: Superman and the Golden Age Superman - "Crisis on Three Earths!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Rich Buckler and Dave Hunt. The Lex Luthor of Earth-1 and Lex Luthor of Earth-2 team up with Ultraman, Superman's evil doppelganger from Earth-3. Not even the combined might of 2 Supermen may be able to stop this triad of evil. Unless, that is, they get a little help from a bold new hero - Lex Luthor?! All will be revealed in this must read pre-Crisis adventure! 48 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

Hercules (1982 1st Series Marvel) 1D CGC 9.2 JSA Layton

Paper: White

Bob Layton Authenticated Autograph on Page 1.

Label #4574623001

Direct Edition. "What Fools these Immortals Be!" Story and art by Bob Layton. The Lion of Olympus has returned home. However, the lord of the Olympian gods has decreed a day of silence and peace throughout Mount Olympus. Well, Hercules was never one to sit idly by, and his signature brand of merriment and revelry soon echo throughout the halls. Enraged by his son's arrogance, Zeus banishes him to the one place that might teach even an immortal humility. Too long has Hercules dwelled among mortals so Zeus sends him out into the void of space. Out here among the countless stars he hopes Hercules will learn the lessons he himself could not teach. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4679252002

Direct Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4686138022

Direct Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1D FN/VF 7.0

Direct Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1N CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #2089755016

Newsstand Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1N VG+ 4.5

Newsstand Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1N VG+ 4.5

Newsstand Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.