Auctions: comic books July 1990

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 334 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4631123012

"Secrets, Puzzles, and Little Fears..." The Return of the Sinister Six Part 1 of 6. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Erik Larsen. Inks by Mike Machlan. Cover by Erik Larsen and Terry Austin. The Sinister Six storyline begins with a bang as Electro and Dr. Octopus clash with the web-slinger in an industrial warehouse! But the battle is short and sweet and inconclusive! Spider-Man doesn't know what Otto Octavius is planning, but right now helping his dear aunt takes priority! Meanwhile with Electro already in the fold, the six-armed super-villain reaches out to the Sandman! Is Doc Ock getting the band back together? Cameo appearances by Iron Man, Mary Jane Watson, and Aunt May. (Notes: The wall-crawler first battled the Sinister Six way back in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1. The Amazing Spider-Man title was published bi-monthly for the next 5 issues.) 36 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 372 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4631123025

Streets of Poison: Part 1 of 7 - "Sold on Ice!" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. The Streets of Poison storyline begins with this issue. Cap discovers that one of the employees at Avengers Headquarters has become addicted to a new street drug called "Ice." As a result of his discovery, the star-spangled avenger begins busting the drug dealers in Manhattan. Cameo appearance by Bullseye. Back up story: "Agent Provocateur" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Don Hudson. Battlestar is staking out the West Coast Avengers compound in Southern California to look for his former partner John Walker (aka U.S. Agent). (Note: The Captain America series becomes bi-weekly for the next five issues.) 36 pages Cover price $1.00.

Guardians of the Galaxy (1990 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #1289435003

Quest for the Shield: Part 2 of 6 - "The Stark Truth!" Written by Jim Valentino. Art by Jim Valentino and Steve Montano. The Guardians are on a quest to find a lost artifact from the 2oth Century and have arrived on the peaceful world of Courg. What they've found instead is death incarnate. Who, or what, is the universal threat known as The Stark?! And what is their connection to the hero Iron Man? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

Marvel Age (1983 Marvel) 90 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4628214014

Pro File: Todd McFarlane; interview with Jim Lee on the X-Men; a look at the Foolkiller limited series, with comments from Steve Gerber and Renee Witterstaetter; 'Willie Lumpkin' strip by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo; 2-page Fred Hembeck strip; a look at Spider-Man, with comments from Todd McFarlane; 5-page preview of Spider-Man by McFarlane; Marvel Age of Comics: 1981 (Part V); The Many Faces of Daredevil. Spider-Man cover by McFarlane. Cover price $1.00.

Sensational She-Hulk (1989) 17 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4657834025

Cover art by Dale Keown. "Acts of Peevishness" guest-starring Howard the Duck, the Terror, the Critic, Dr. Angst, Sitting Bullseye, Black Hole, Tillie the Hun, and Spanker, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Jim Sanders III; More multiverse madness with She-Hulk…and her reluctant sidekick Howard the Duck! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 68 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4419749001

G.B. Blackrock recruits mutants and super-humans to fight the Decepticons. It's the debut of the first superteam in the Transformers Universe in "The Human Factor!" Written by Simon Furman, with art by Dwayne Turner. Cover price $1.00.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 27N VF 8.0

Newsstand Edition. The Lazarus Project: Part 1 of 4 - "Predators and Prey!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by John Buscema and Dan Green. Cover by Jim Lee. A mysterious broker makes a deal with Coy to complete the nefarious Lazarus Project. Meanwhile, deep inside the Baron's palace, Wolverine and Jessica Drew discover brand new threat. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.