Comic books December 1968, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $105.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sig: Denny O'Neal on 9/30/2018. Label #18-39BD0E0-014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.15) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Which Face Hides My Enemy?" The Creeper investigates a pair of mysterious visitors from the country of Offalia, who claim that Proteus was their secretary of state and that his appearance-changing abilities were a secret. The Creeper links Proteus with cult leader Yogi Bizerk. Includes half-page text biography of Joe Kubert. Script by Denny O'Neil, art and cover by Steve Ditko. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $150.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0009874-AB-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores . "The Snares of the Trapster!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; A SHIELD agent asks Captain America to help with a mission; Cap refuses at first, but then the agent tells him it involves rescuing Sharon Carter; Unknown to Captain America, Sharon is the prisoner of the Trapster, who is trying and to get information out of her regarding Project Fireball; Cap fights the Trapster. Ad for Spectacular Spider-Man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $59.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #21-1820491-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.77) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by George Klein. Brother, Take My Hand!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by George Klein; Daredevil visits troops in Vietnam and meets soldier named Willie Lincoln, who was blinded while on a tour of duty; Matt and Daredevil protect Lincoln, who was forced to take a bribe, and whose name was cleared by Matt; guest-starring bad guy Biggie Benson. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $210.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Lou Ferrigno on 11/4/2023. Label #24-0785CBD-076 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.30) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin. Umbu, the Unliving!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin; Ka-Zar and the Hulk battle as the jungle lord tries to figure out a way to get him to turn back into Bruce Banner in time to stop an alien machine from destroying the earth using deadly weather patterns; Ka-Zar is captured and taken by the Swamp Men to be a human sacrifice for the giant creature known as Umbu; Hulk fights Umbu but transforms back into Banner thanks to a fortuitous gas attack; Banner races to stop the mysterious earth destroying machine with Umbu close on his tail and trying to stop him; Banner succeeds but is killed in achieving his victory. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $415.00 Paper: White Label #16-28611C6-019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.45) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Gladiator and Count Nefaria appearance. "A Duel Must End!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska. The battles are raging on two fronts as Iron Man slugs it out with the Gladiator in an abandoned factory, while Big M and her Maggia henchmen raid SI's weapons factory on Long Island! After Shell-head fights the wrist-bladed villain to a standstill and rescues Janice Cord, he hurries to SI to help Jasper Sitwell stop Big M! And then battle the Gladiator one more time! Origin of Whitney Frost (aka Big M). Cameo flashback appearance by Count Nefaria. 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $185.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Jim Steranko on 12/16/2023. Label #24-078697A-010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.55) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Jim Steranko (his final for the series). "Hours of Madness, Day of Death," script by Archie Goodwin (plot, dialogue) and Frank Springer (plot), art by Frank Springer; Nick gets into a fight at an unnamed foreign embassy, and winds up being injected with a drug that will cause hallucinations, "hyper-intense paranoia", and death after 6 hours; He wanders the streets of NYC, hoping to reach a set rendezvous point for a scheduled pick-up via the Heli-Carrier's vortex beam. However, he's mistaken by a cop as a drunk, and when his felow agents show up, the drug causes him to see them as 3 of his worst enemies!; Jimmy Woo comments that other agents have been going berzerk, which was what Nick was investigating in the first place; Nick is found by Sister Angela, who offers to help get him to the pick-up point; However, they're intercepted by 2 of the spies, who tie them up and send their car racing downhill on a dangerous mouontain road!; Dum Dum, Jimmy & Gabe, who've been following in their van, almost crash head-on, when suddenly the vortex beam picks up both vehicles! 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $255.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-0692A42-490 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.65) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Ad for Green Lantern #65 and Brave & Bold 81. 1st appearance of Dolphin in The Fantasy at 14 Fathoms!, script and art by Jay Scott Pike; US Navy frogmen cut into a sunken WWII Navy ship to retrieve documents from a vault; And spot a white-haired girl(!) at the sea bottom; When she's brought aboard, she turns blue from suffocation--because she has gills; With regular dips in the ocean, she falls for Chris and learns some English. Ad for Ideal's Captain Action, Action Boy, and Dr. Evil toys, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Ad for 80-Page Giant Superman #212. The Kid from Atlantis!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman helps Aqualad, a rejected child from Atlantis, to overcome his fear of fish; Aquaman adopts Aqualad as his sidekick. Article on "What's In a Fanzine." Ad for Captain Action #2, art by Gil Kane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $1,370.00 or Best Offer Slight amateur restoration Paper: Off white to white Armature Restoration Includes: Small amount of color touch on cover. Label #22-2CDA0CC-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($41.10) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

1st appearance of Mephisto. "The Power and the Prize!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. The valiant Silver Surfer comes face-to-face with the sinister creature who would go on to become his greatest adversary and one of the greatest forces for evil in the Marvel Universe, Mephisto! When the Lord of the Underworld kidnaps Shalla Bal, Norrin Radd has no choice but to venture into the stygian depths and face the devil himself to save the woman he loves. Includes the Watcher back-up "Why Won't They Believe Me?" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. Letter to the editor from comic writer Tony Isabella. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $1,253.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #22-055F9F9-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($37.59) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

1st appearance of Mephisto. "The Power and the Prize!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. The valiant Silver Surfer comes face-to-face with the sinister creature who would go on to become his greatest adversary and one of the greatest forces for evil in the Marvel Universe, Mephisto! When the Lord of the Underworld kidnaps Shalla Bal, Norrin Radd has no choice but to venture into the stygian depths and face the devil himself to save the woman he loves. Includes the Watcher back-up "Why Won't They Believe Me?" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. Letter to the editor from comic writer Tony Isabella. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $514.42 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #21-299AA5D-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.43) will be charged at checkout.

1st appearance of Mephisto. "The Power and the Prize!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. The valiant Silver Surfer comes face-to-face with the sinister creature who would go on to become his greatest adversary and one of the greatest forces for evil in the Marvel Universe, Mephisto! When the Lord of the Underworld kidnaps Shalla Bal, Norrin Radd has no choice but to venture into the stygian depths and face the devil himself to save the woman he loves. Includes the Watcher back-up "Why Won't They Believe Me?" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. Letter to the editor from comic writer Tony Isabella. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.