Auctions: comic books June 1988

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 301 FN+ 6.5 Direct Variant

Direct Edition. "The Sable Gauntlet!" Guest-starring Silver Sable. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Todd McFarlane. Cover by Todd McFarlane. The first 300 issues of the Amazing Spider-Man are in the books after the web-slinger's epic battle vs. Venom last issue! And now the next chapter in the wall-crawler's anthology begins with an encounter with his favorite mercenary: Silver Sable! The enchanting sable agrees to make a test run through the security systems of a new high-rise office building, but deadly danger awaits on the top floor! Will Spidey catch the elevator in time? Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson and Dr. Morris Sloan. First $1.00 issue. (Notes: The cover is the same artwork (with different colors) as the cover to issue 300. This issue includes a full-page ad for the first appearance of Typhoid Mary in the Daredevil (1st) series -- art by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 469,913; average paid circulation 284,692. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 301N VF 8.0 Newsstand Variant

Newsstand Edition. "The Sable Gauntlet!" Guest-starring Silver Sable. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Todd McFarlane. Cover by Todd McFarlane. The first 300 issues of the Amazing Spider-Man are in the books after the web-slinger's epic battle vs. Venom last issue! And now the next chapter in the wall-crawler's anthology begins with an encounter with his favorite mercenary: Silver Sable! The enchanting sable agrees to make a test run through the security systems of a new high-rise office building, but deadly danger awaits on the top floor! Will Spidey catch the elevator in time? Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson and Dr. Morris Sloan. First $1.00 issue. (Notes: The cover is the same artwork (with different colors) as the cover to issue 300. This issue includes a full-page ad for the first appearance of Typhoid Mary in the Daredevil (1st) series -- art by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 469,913; average paid circulation 284,692.) 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Silver Surfer Judgment Day HC (1988 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-1ST FN+ 6.5

Marvel Graphic Novel Volume 38

1st printing.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema.

The Sentinel of the Spaceways battles evil incarnate - Mephisto - for the very soul of Nova (Frankie Ray). But when the Surfer is not strong enough he calls on arguably the most powerful force in the universe for help - Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds! The battle between Galactus and Mephisto shakes the very foundations of reality. Can the universe survive such a cataclysmic confrontation?

Hardcover, 64 pages, (every page is a splash-page/one illustration per page), 8 1/2-in. X 11-in., full color.

Cover price $14.95.

Tick (1988 1st Printing) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #2089127001

(2nd Edition) inside cover. This is a first printing of Tick #1, but Tick #1 reprints the serially numbered Tick Special Edition (1st appearance) w/minor changes. NOTE: This is a 1st Printing. 1st printings do not have a 2nd or later printing notice in indicia. Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund. The Tick arrives straight from the nuthouse and into The City where he decides to be a superhero; After having a tussle with ninjas and being run over by a train, he is no closer to realizing his lofty goals. One page art lesson on how to draw The Tick by Ben Edlund. 36 pgs., B&W. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.