Auctions: comic books April 1984

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 251N VF 8.0

Newsstand Edition. "Endings!" Part 3 of 3. Plot by Roger Stern. Script by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finishes). Cover by Ed Hannigan and Klaus Janson. After a pumpkin bomb sets his hideout ablaze, the furious Hobgoblin drives away in his battle van! But unbeknownst to the goblin, the web-slinger is holding on for dear life underneath! When Spider-Man crawls inside...the ferocious fight begins! As the Hobgoblin and the wall-crawler trade blows, the battle van careens into the Hudson River! Is the Hobgoblin going to sleep with the fishes? Only time will tell. Several hours later Spider-Man is drawn towards a mammoth citadel in Central Park...and then suddenly disappears! Cameo appearances by Harry Osborn, J. Jonah Jameson and Joe Robertson. (Notes: The Hobgoblin returns briefly in Amazing Spiderman 255. Tom DeFalco begins his 3-year run as the writer of the Amazing Spider-Man title. Likewise, Ron Frenz begins his 3-year run as the primary penciler. This issue includes a full-page ad for the first Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Limited Series (where the web-slinger appears next). This three-part story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 259, 260, and 261.) 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 68 CGC 9.0 SS Conway

Paper: White

Signed by Gerry Conway on 9/26/25.

Label #4594773003

Destiny's Children! - Written by Gerry Conway. Art by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson. Cover by Gil Kane. Vixen seeks Superman's help when a family friend disappears while playing inside a video game. Characters in this issue: Superman [Clark Kent]; Vixen [Mari McCabe]; Admiral Carlton Cerebrus (introduction, villain); Kip; Murph; Eddie; Jimmy Olsen. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation in the book states that the average monthly number of sales of the comic is 119,559. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

GI Joe A Real American Hero (1982 Marvel) 22N CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4697939003

1st printing. Newsstand Edition. "Like Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust...!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Mike Vosburg and Jon D'Agostino. When Cobra tries to crash a hero's funeral, two ne recruits step up to the plate to save the day. Meet Duke and Roadblock! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Duke and Roadblock. Cover price $0.60.

New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 14D VF 8.0

Direct Edition. Cover art by Tom Mandrake. 1st appearance of Magik (Illyana Rasputin). Do You Believe In -- Magik?, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Tom Mandrake; S'ym follows Illyana to earth and battles the New Mutants; they learn that Illyana is a mutant, with the power of teleportation, but she keeps her sorcery a secret; Doug gets a scholarship to the Massachusetts Academy, the school run by the Hellfire Club. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 14D VG/FN 5.0

Direct Edition. Cover art by Tom Mandrake. 1st appearance of Magik (Illyana Rasputin). Do You Believe In -- Magik?, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Tom Mandrake; S'ym follows Illyana to earth and battles the New Mutants; they learn that Illyana is a mutant, with the power of teleportation, but she keeps her sorcery a secret; Doug gets a scholarship to the Massachusetts Academy, the school run by the Hellfire Club. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Warrior (1982 Quality) UK 18 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

United Kingdom.

Label #4691147009

Demon at the Gates of Dawn cover by Steve Parkhouse. Marvelman in "I Heard Woodrow Wilson's Guns" by Alan Moore and Alan Davis. Shandor, Demon Stalker in "A Day in the Life, a Day in the Death" by Steve Moore and David Jackson. V For Vendetta in "The Vacation" by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. Demon at the Gates of Dawn by Steve Parkhouse. Zee-Zee in "One Man's Meat" by Martin Asbury. Pedro Henry interviews Garry Leach. Cover price $2.00.

Zot! (1984 Eclipse) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4699769024

Zacchary T. Paleozog (Zot) arrives on Earth and immediately saves Jenny Weaver and explains that he is looking for the key to the doorway at the edge of the universe. And when Jenny finds the key, she and her brother Butch end up on Zot's world in "Zot." Script and art by Scott McCloud. Cover price $1.50.