Auctions: comic books August 1984

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 255 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4609483021

Direct Edition. "Even a Ghost Can Fear the Night!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. The international jewel thief extraordinaire known as the Black Fox breaks into an upscale Manhattan apartment! But regrettably for the aging burglar, the residents of the apartment are none other than the Red Ghost and his Super Apes! After capturing the would-be thief, the Soviet super-villain decides to put the fox to work for himself! When the Black Fox (with the Super Apes in tow) burglarizes a local jewelry store, he encounters another problem...the Amazing Spider-Man! Can Spidey juggle one fox, one ghost, and a trio of apes? Meanwhile, the web-slinger's new black (symbiote) costume begins acting strangely while its wall-crawling host is asleep! First appearance of the Black Fox. Cameo appearance by the Hobgoblin. Flashback cameos by the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and Jack O'Lantern. (Notes: The Red Ghost returns in Quasar 6. The Black Fox appears again in Amazing Spider-Man 265.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Marvel Age (1983 Marvel) 17 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4609401007

Article on The Transformers; interview with John Romita, Jr.; 2-page Fred Hembeck strip; article on Muppets Take Manhattan Super Special; Muppets. Cover by Warren Kremer. Cover price $0.35.

New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 18D CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4624438004

Direct Edition. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. 1st appearance of Warlock in Death-Hunt, script by Chris Claremont, art by Bill Sienkiewicz (begins as regular artist); Danielle Moonstar knows that the Demon Bear that killed her parents is coming for her; Rachel Summers, displaced from her own time, tries to contact Professor X; Warlock tries to flee from Magus, his father; the Demon Bear comes for Danielle Moonstar and critically wounds her. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

New Teen Titans (1984 2nd Series) New Titans 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4657810006

"Shadows in the Dark!" Part 1 of 5. Written by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. Art and cover by George Perez. Modern masters Marv Wolfman and George Perez take the next generation of heroes to the next level in this new prestige format series. Nightwing, Wonder Girl, Cyborg, Changeling, Jericho, Starfire, and Raven will be challenged like never before as the forces of darkness are aligning against them. Plus on the far side of the universe, a spaceship streaks toward Earth from Starfire's home planet, Tamaran. What news does this alien envoy bring, and how will it effect the future of the Teen Titans? Cover price $1.25.