Auctions: comic books September 1985

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 268 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4609484022

Direct Edition. "This Gold is Mine!" Secret Wars II crossover. Part 2 of 2. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by John Byrne. Story continues from Web of Spider-Man 6. In incredible fashion the Beyonder turned Power Man and Iron Fist's office building into gold! Everyone will be rich! But hold on...the world's financial markets will collapse with tons of gold dumped into the global economy! So, it's the federal government to the rescue! Under the wall-crawler's watchful eye, the military transports the gold to the west side docks and loads it on cargo ships bound for the Great Puerto Rican trench! However the Kingpin of Crime wants his cut of the gold! So, the Arranger and his henchmen hijack one of the ships! Will Spider-Man make the big city pirates walk the plank? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, Joe Robertson, and Firelord. (Notes: The cover of this issue can be paired with the cover of Web of Spider-Man 6 to form a complete image of the office building turned into gold. Avengers 258 offers a preview of the web-slinger's upcoming battle vs. Firelord. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 278.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.65.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 268 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4609484024

Direct Edition. "This Gold is Mine!" Secret Wars II crossover. Part 2 of 2. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by John Byrne. Story continues from Web of Spider-Man 6. In incredible fashion the Beyonder turned Power Man and Iron Fist's office building into gold! Everyone will be rich! But hold on...the world's financial markets will collapse with tons of gold dumped into the global economy! So, it's the federal government to the rescue! Under the wall-crawler's watchful eye, the military transports the gold to the west side docks and loads it on cargo ships bound for the Great Puerto Rican trench! However the Kingpin of Crime wants his cut of the gold! So, the Arranger and his henchmen hijack one of the ships! Will Spider-Man make the big city pirates walk the plank? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, Joe Robertson, and Firelord. (Notes: The cover of this issue can be paired with the cover of Web of Spider-Man 6 to form a complete image of the office building turned into gold. Avengers 258 offers a preview of the web-slinger's upcoming battle vs. Firelord. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 278.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.65.

Amazing Spider-Man (Australian 1984-1985 Federal) 7 VG- 3.5

1.5" cumulative spine split.

Reprints material from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #239. 2nd Appearance of the Hobgoblin. 36 pages, Full Color.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 147N CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4643158018

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Newsstand Edition. "...And Games!" Guest-starring Sgt. Fury. Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Art Nichols. Cover by Frank Cirocco. Sgt. Fury and his Howling Defenders?! Hotspur is just a demon who loves to have fun! The New Defenders discover that his idea of fun is destroying property and killing people! But what can the New Defenders do? The villain has the power to warp their minds any way he wishes! Cover price $0.65.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 554 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4698527014

"Port Passed!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Klaus Jansen. A murder down at the wharf has Batman and Robin teaming up with Detective Bullock to solve the case. Plus, the all new Black Canary and Green Arrow star in "The Past is Prologue...Crazy from the Heat!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Joey Cavalieri. Art by JK Moore and Bruce Patterson. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 3N CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4643209021

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Newsstand Edition. Spider-Ham and J. Jonah Jackal find themselves at the mercy of the denizens of Shang-Goo-La, the legendary lost city in the old west where nobody ever grows old, in "The Town That Never Grew Up!" Script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Mark Armstrong, inks by Joe Albelo. Back-up tale: Iron-Mouse by Skeates & Albelo. Cover by Armstrong & Albelo. Cover price $0.65.

Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 3N CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4643209023

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Newsstand Edition. Spider-Ham and J. Jonah Jackal find themselves at the mercy of the denizens of Shang-Goo-La, the legendary lost city in the old west where nobody ever grows old, in "The Town That Never Grew Up!" Script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Mark Armstrong, inks by Joe Albelo. Back-up tale: Iron-Mouse by Skeates & Albelo. Cover by Armstrong & Albelo. Cover price $0.65.

Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 3N CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4643209024

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Newsstand Edition. Spider-Ham and J. Jonah Jackal find themselves at the mercy of the denizens of Shang-Goo-La, the legendary lost city in the old west where nobody ever grows old, in "The Town That Never Grew Up!" Script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Mark Armstrong, inks by Joe Albelo. Back-up tale: Iron-Mouse by Skeates & Albelo. Cover by Armstrong & Albelo. Cover price $0.65.

Solomon Kane (1985 Marvel) 1N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4640883011

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Newsstand Edition. Giant size issue. Cover by Bret Blevins. Red Shadows, script by Ralph Macchio, art by Steve Carr and Bret Blevins; The dour Puritan Solomon Kane leaves England for Africa on a trail of vengeance which holds the seeds of Kane's eternal damnation, in "Red Shadows." Adapted from the Robert E Howard story. This story was previously adapted by others in Marvel Premiere #33-34 (Dec 1976). 52 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Solomon Kane (1985 Marvel) 1N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4640883012

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Newsstand Edition. Giant size issue. Cover by Bret Blevins. Red Shadows, script by Ralph Macchio, art by Steve Carr and Bret Blevins; The dour Puritan Solomon Kane leaves England for Africa on a trail of vengeance which holds the seeds of Kane's eternal damnation, in "Red Shadows." Adapted from the Robert E Howard story. This story was previously adapted by others in Marvel Premiere #33-34 (Dec 1976). 52 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 8D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4574852017

First Printing. Direct Edition. As Shockwave continues his evil plans, Ratchet journeys to the Savage Land in Antarctica hoping to find help. And he does when he manages to locate the Dinobots in "Repeat Performance." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by William Johnson & Kyle Baker. Cover by Mark Bright and Kyle Baker. This is a first printing. All 2nd or 3rd printings have a 2nd, 3rd printing notice on inside at bottom of indicia on first/splash page. 2nd printings were done for most issues from #1 to #9. Cover price $0.75.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 8D VG/FN 5.0

First Printing. Direct Edition. As Shockwave continues his evil plans, Ratchet journeys to the Savage Land in Antarctica hoping to find help. And he does when he manages to locate the Dinobots in "Repeat Performance." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by William Johnson & Kyle Baker. Cover by Mark Bright and Kyle Baker. This is a first printing. All 2nd or 3rd printings have a 2nd, 3rd printing notice on inside at bottom of indicia on first/splash page. 2nd printings were done for most issues from #1 to #9. Cover price $0.75.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 8N VG+ 4.5

Rust migration.

First Printing. Newsstand Edition. As Shockwave continues his evil plans, Ratchet journeys to the Savage Land in Antarctica hoping to find help. And he does when he manages to locate the Dinobots in "Repeat Performance." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by William Johnson & Kyle Baker. Cover by Mark Bright and Kyle Baker. This is a first printing. All 2nd or 3rd printings have a 2nd, 3rd printing notice on inside at bottom of indicia on first/splash page. 2nd printings were done for most issues from #1 to #9. Cover price $0.75.

Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) Annual 1N CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition

Label #4529044010

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Newsstand Edition. "Give Me A Hand, Future Max" Story by Ann Nocenti. Art by Tony Salmons. Painted cover by Charles Vess. Spider-Man attempts to stop a robbery at a jewelry store only to discover that the felon is a home-made robot. Later on, Peter Parker attends the Young Inventor's Science Fair and runs into Max, the robot builder. Unfortunately, a con man meets Max too, and convinces young Max to build the Future Max exo-skeleton for him. Now Spider-Man must stop Future Max's rampage across New York City! 48 pages Cover price $1.25.