Comic books August 1968

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"The Mist" -- Mr. Conroy's dilemma! Which world is he really living in? The 8 page Dr. Graves story is written by Steve Skeates and drawn by Jim Aparo. Plus: 1 page Dr. Graves contents page drawn by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; 8 page Dr. Graves story "This Old Man" written by Steve Skeates and drawn by Pat Boyette; 1 page text story "Greed and Guilt"; 9 page Dr. Graves story "The Keys of Vengence! [sic]" written by Steve Skeates and drawn by Pat Boyette. Cover by Jim Aparo. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $10.75	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $8.20	Add to cart Very Good $6.80	Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.00
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.40	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.40	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.60	Add to cart Good $4.00
Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.	Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, does not interrupt story.

Painted cover art. "Operation Snake-In-The-Brass" Part I, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; The aliens attack Washington D.C., infiltrate the Pentagon with an agent, and kidnap foreign generals, but the M.A.R.S. team fights back. Gold Key Comics Club ad. Reader's Page Inventions fan art. "Battleground Capitol Hill" (Operation Snake-In-The-Brass Part II), script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; The M.A.R.S. Patrol wraps up fighting by destroying a secret alien base under Washington and discovering the alien agent. "Dinosauria Pterodactyl" article. # on cover 10145-808. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $20.00 View scan Staple rust.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $20.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

15-cent cover price edition. Painted cover art. "Operation Snake-In-The-Brass" Part I, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; The aliens attack Washington D.C., infiltrate the Pentagon with an agent, and kidnap foreign generals, but the M.A.R.S. team fights back. Gold Key Comics Club ad. Reader's Page Inventions fan art. "Battleground Capitol Hill" (Operation Snake-In-The-Brass Part II), script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; The M.A.R.S. Patrol wraps up fighting by destroying a secret alien base under Washington and discovering the alien agent. "Dinosauria Pterodactyl" article. # on cover 10145-808. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $10.25

Add to cart Very Good $10.25

Reprints Fantastic Four 22, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #59, The Incredible Hulk #1, and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales 125. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Return of the Mole Man!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); The Mole Man arranges for the neighbors of the Fantastic Four to complain about their activities so they will be interested when they receive an ad for an island that is for sale; When they visit the island, the Mole Man is waiting for them. Not Brand Echh ad. Spider-Man ad. Silver Surfer ad. "The Black Knight!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Chic Stone; Iron Man versus the villainous Black Knight. "Mordo Must Not Catch Me!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by George Roussos (as Geo. Bell): Three followers of Mordo attack Strange in his sanctum; After dispatching them, he uses the Eye of Agamotto and his amulet to contact his mentor, but to no avail!; Mordo appears saying he's captured the Ancient One. "The Coming of the Hulk Part 5: The Hulk Triumphant!" featuring Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thunderbolt Ross, Igor, and Gargoyle (Yuri Topolov), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman. Medusa ad. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 17 #8 - Men's magazine. In this issue: Fabulous Frank Hamer - Texas' 100-Kill Gunfight Cop; MEN's Consumer Investigator's Findings - Auto Rental Gyps and Their 'Death Crate' Cars; The Counter-Snipers - Our Deadliest G.I.s; 'Phony Debt-Fixers Ruined Me' - How They Wreck Lives; How to Spot the 'Eager for Adultery' Wife; I Joined a Wild Witchcraft-Passion Cult; The Cycle Stompers - Soon to Be a Movie; and Fiction Extra - Bayou Girl. Cover price $0.50.

Mexican series. Reprints material from Metamorpho (1965 1st Series) #12. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $10.75

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $8.60

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $8.60

Add to cart Good $3.00

Issue features Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Pluto in untitled stories that are reprints from previous issues and Mickey Mouse in "Twister Island" a new story. Issue also has a one-page text story "The Cuckoo Friend," Gold Key Comics Club News pages throughout book, and advertisement for the first issue of Walt Disney Comics Digest on the inside back cover. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Painted cover. Mighty Samson in "The Plot of Gold" and "Danger in the Vaults" in which Queen Terra of Jerz returns and brings gold back to the world. Backup feature Tom Morrow in "The Trail of Fire." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club News features and one-page text feature "Lost Civilizations: Nomad Empire." No art/story credits given. Inside back cover has color advertisement for the first issue of Walt Disney's Comic Digest. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $18.75 View scan

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $12.50

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $25.00 View scan Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Painted cover. Mighty Samson in "The Plot of Gold" and "Danger in the Vaults" in which Queen Terra of Jerz returns and brings gold back to the world. Backup feature Tom Morrow in "The Trail of Fire." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club News features and one-page text feature "Lost Civilizations: Nomad Empire." No art/story credits given. Inside back cover has color advertisement for the first issue of Walt Disney's Comic Digest. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Stan Goldberg (pencils) and Sol Brodsky (inks). In this issue: A company comes out with a Millie Collins face mask, and Chili is jealous in "The Model in the Mask!"; Millie is asked to model a valuable necklace, but finds herself being chased by two strange men in "The Great Chase!"; "Love That Landlady!"; and "Look, Ma...I'm a Star!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

Photo cover features Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, and Davy Jones. Art by Jose Delbo. Cover number is 12-533-808. Dell's comic about the TV rock band does surprisingly well at capturing the madcap, absurd humor of the beloved show. After an argument with their caption writer, The Monkees travel to the Himalayas, seeking the reward for the Abominable Snowman. Contracted to play the music for a rain dance, the boys go on an epic road trip through the desert. Along the way, they meet Elsworth Farnquart and the artist of their comic book. The Abominable Snowman; 104 Hamsters; It Ain't Gonna Rain No More. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Vintage men's interest magazine focused on articles, erotic short fiction stories, adult humor comics, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

Auction Item: CGC 9.6 View scans Auction opens January 3 Paper: White Label #4564904003	Auction Item: CBCS 8.0 View scans Auction opens later today Paper: Off white to white From the D.N.A Collection. Label #18-0D959C6-098	Auction Item: CGC 2.5 View scan Auction opens January 3 CGC Signature Series Paper: Cream to off white Jim Steranko authenticated autograph. Label #4576478002	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $12.75
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $12.75	Add to cart CGC 9.0 $142.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4577020015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $265.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Jim Steranko on 12/16/2023. Label #24-078697A-009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart FN 6.0 $30.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart CGC 6.0 $94.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4368223004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $35.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $30.00 View scan Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $49.00 View scan Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $67.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover pencils by Jim Steranko and John Romita (alterations), inks by Jim Steranko. "Dark Moon Rise, Hell Hound Kill!", script by Jim Steranko, pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by Dan Adkins; Murder on the moors brings Nick to investigate the death of an old army friend; He finds mystery, a trio of psychic detectives, a huge dog, and more than meets the eyes. Tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound Of The Baskervilles", mixed with a bit of the John Lucarotti AVENGERS episode, "Castle De'ath". Parodied in NOT BRAND ECHH #11 (December 1968). Also pays tribute to Simon & Kirby's "The Phantom Hound Of Cardiff Moor" from CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 (January 1942), including the 2-page title spread. Mycroft based on Peter Cushing; Rampson based on Robert Urquhart; Angus based on Boris Karloff. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $17.25 View scan Cover oxidation.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $13.75 1/2" spine split from the bottom. Cover oxidation.	Add to cart Very Good $11.50	Add to cart VG 4.0 $11.50
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.30

Stan Lee and the Marvel Bullpen parody themselves in MAD-style spoof stories. The Inedible Bulk and Sunk-Mariner: Bet Therell Be Battle, written by Roy Thomas, with art by Marie Severin; "Casey at the Bat," written by Roy Thomas, with art by Tom Sutton; The Mean Hornet, written by Roy Thomas, with art by Tom Sutton; Super-Hero Greeting Cards, written by Stan Lee, with art by Marie Severin; Boney and Claude" written by Gary Friedrich, with art by John Verpoorten; Arch and the Teen-Stalk, written by Roy Thomas, with art by Jim Mooney; and Captain Marvin: Where Stomps the Scent-ry, written by Roy Thomas, with art by Gene Colan. Cover by Severin. 64 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $11.50 View scan 2 1/2" "Cover-to-cover" tear from top.

Volume 3 No. 4. Whole Number #68. 6 pages, B&W, 8.25" x 11".

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.75 View scan Water damage.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.75 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $15.50 View scan Water damage. Cover oxidation.	Add to cart PR 0.5 $3.00 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.
Add to cart FN 6.0 $30.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $27.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $50.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. Stop the War--I Want to Get Off! starring Sgt Rock, script and art by Joe Kubert. Indians Don't Fight By the Book, script by Howard Liss, art by Russ Heath. Letter column art by Kubert. Direct Currents DC ad, pencils by Ross Andru and Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito and Jack Abel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $11.50 View scan Staple rust.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $7.50	Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.49	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.80
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.80

Russ Heath art; 2 pages Joe Kubert art. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"This is Your Life, Charlie Brown!" First printing. Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz selected from "It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown, Vol. 1." Paperback format; cover numbered D1164; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Fine $8.30

Add to cart Very Good $7.60

Add to cart VG 4.0 $7.60

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.00 View scan

"The Gap Flap"; Archie teaches Dilton how to pick up girls. Archie Club News. Bendix brakes ad with Archie. "Shutter Shudders," pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Jealous of Betty occupying Archie's time with her new camera, Veronica buys an instant camera to one-up her. "Draw Flaw!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx can't beat Greg at water gun fast draw. Li'l Jinx Pen Pals, art by Joe Edwards. Betty Pin Up. "Don't Get Testy"; Archie and Jughead need to sneak into the school past Betty and Ethel. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Vol. 4, No. 8 - August 1968. 5.25" x 7", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Men's interest magazine featuring fiction, articles, pictorials, and humor. 8" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $29.00 View scans

Add to cart VG 4.0 $23.00 View scan

Add to cart VG 4.0 $25.00 View scan

MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00

Add to cart GD 2.0 $3.00

Add to cart GD 2.0 $3.00

Cover by Warren Kremer. Mischievous Little Audrey has misadventures with her friends Melvin, Tiny and Echo. Audrey dreams that she and Melvin become the superheroes Awesome Audrey and Mighty Melvin. Audrey and Lucretia start a pirate radio station. Audrey and Melvin dress up as Martians and cause a flying-saucer scare. Little Audrey; Radio Wreckers; Awesome Audrey Strikes Again; Sweet Child; Brownies Honor; Love Story; The Happening. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Men's interest magazine that features articles, stories, and pictorials. 8" x 11", 74 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.75.

August 3, 1968. UK Magazine series reprinting material from a variety of marvel publications. 64 Pages, B&W, 9.25" x 13".

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $12.50

Cover by Larry Lieber and Herb Trimpe. Stories by Larry Lieber and Sol Brodsky. Art by Larry Lieber, Bill Everett and John Tartaglione. There's action aplenty in the Rawhide Kid's wildest, wooliest adventure ever! Two-fisted fury explodes across the frontier in a deadly..."Ride for Vengeance!" by Larry Lieber and John Tartaglione. Also in this issue: Back-up story "Gunrunners' Trail!" by Sol Brodsky and Bill Everett. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Vintage men's interest magazine that focuses on adventure short fiction stories, true crime, war updates, and pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.25	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.50	Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.80	Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.80
Add to cart FR 1.0 $5.20

Cover by Gus Lemoine. "Motor Matter," pencils by Gus Lemoine, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Reggie shows off his motorized surfboard. "The Wet Set," pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Reggie reminds Veronica of Niagara Falls, but not for the reason he expects. "Fan Elan," pencils by Gus Lemoine, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The Archies get their first fan letter... or so they think. "Top Chop," pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Mario Acquaviva; Reggie proves his expertise when fixing Veronica's TV. "Nutty Note," pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Betty and Reggie communicate while skin-diving underwater. "Good Pickings or Where's the Cotton, Baby?", art by Gus Lemoine; A blind date for Archie backfires on Reggie. "Teen Boys Do Not Think Only of Girls!", art by Al Hartley; Reggie and Archie prove that girls aren't all they think about. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.