Comic books August 1969, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $59.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4039780006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.77) will be charged at checkout.

First 15¢ cover price. "Death Without Warning!" Plot by John Romita. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita. At last it's the conclusion to the Petrified Tablet saga! In a stroke of scientific brilliance, Dr. Curt Connors deciphered the tablet...and created a special potion to reverse aging. And now after drinking it, Silvermane is young again! And nobody can believe it! But the special potion may come with a fateful twist. Once the wall-crawler crashes into the Maggia's headquarters, Silvermane's luck begins to change! The amazing one challenges Man-Mountain Marko and the rejuvenated Silvermane -- to free Martha Connors and Billy! Can Spider-Man knock out his opponents before Dr. Connors transforms into you-know-who? Cameo appearances by Caesar Cicero and the Lizard. (Notes: Silvermane returns in Daredevil (1st series) 120-123. The Petrified Tablet saga was reprinted in 2020 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Secret of the Petrified Tablet Epic Collection. The TPB collects issues #68 thru #85.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $255.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4279395001

"We Stand at Armageddon!" Part 2 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith. Inks by George Klein. Cover by Sal Buscema and Sam Grainger. Ultron-6 rampages through Avengers Mansion! And Earth's Mightiest Heroes are helpless to stop the metal monster now composed of pure adamantium! After steamrolling the Avengers, Ultron flies away; but the Vision follows him back to his lair! Ultron plans to detonate a nuclear device in New York City! And only the synthezoid avenger stands in his way! Can the Vision derail his creator's atomic dreams? Cameo appearances by Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, and Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine. Avengers Lineup: Goliath, Iron Man, Thor, Vision, Wasp, and Yellowjacket. (Notes: This issue is Ultron's first cover appearance. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Super Action #28.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $107.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4224219002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.21) will be charged at checkout.

"We Stand at Armageddon!" Part 2 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith. Inks by George Klein. Cover by Sal Buscema and Sam Grainger. Ultron-6 rampages through Avengers Mansion! And Earth's Mightiest Heroes are helpless to stop the metal monster now composed of pure adamantium! After steamrolling the Avengers, Ultron flies away; but the Vision follows him back to his lair! Ultron plans to detonate a nuclear device in New York City! And only the synthezoid avenger stands in his way! Can the Vision derail his creator's atomic dreams? Cameo appearances by Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, and Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine. Avengers Lineup: Goliath, Iron Man, Thor, Vision, Wasp, and Yellowjacket. (Notes: This issue is Ultron's first cover appearance. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Super Action #28.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $80.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #1239595005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.40) will be charged at checkout.

"We Stand at Armageddon!" Part 2 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith. Inks by George Klein. Cover by Sal Buscema and Sam Grainger. Ultron-6 rampages through Avengers Mansion! And Earth's Mightiest Heroes are helpless to stop the metal monster now composed of pure adamantium! After steamrolling the Avengers, Ultron flies away; but the Vision follows him back to his lair! Ultron plans to detonate a nuclear device in New York City! And only the synthezoid avenger stands in his way! Can the Vision derail his creator's atomic dreams? Cameo appearances by Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, and Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine. Avengers Lineup: Goliath, Iron Man, Thor, Vision, Wasp, and Yellowjacket. (Notes: This issue is Ultron's first cover appearance. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Super Action #28.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $125.00 Paper: White Label #0267384013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

DC Giant G-61; 30th anniversary issue. "The Origin of Robin" (new story; script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito) "Here Comes Alfred," the original origin of Alfred, from Batman no. 16 (April-May, 1943). "The Game of Death," from Star Spangled Comics no. 127 (April, 1952). "The Man Behind the Red Hood," one of the most important stories in the Batman mythos, from Detective no. 186 (February,1951). "The Challenge of Clay-Face," the origin of the second Clay-face, from Detective no. 298 (December, 1961). 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $65.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4036724004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.95) will be charged at checkout.

First 15-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Sinnott. The Red Skull is still in Cap's body in "Far Worse Than Death!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Sinnott; Red Skull transports Captain America outside a government testing lab, wheres hes shot at; Red Skull is disgusted that people admire him since they think he is Captain America, wondering why he doesnt lord it over the people who worship him; Cap, in the Red Skulls body, gets in a high speed chase with the police and then battles the Avengers; The Red Skull uses the Cosmic Cube make Sharon Carter try to kill Captain America. The Black Panther appears on the cover but is not in the story. The Black Panther appears on the cover but is not in the story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $115.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3802326014

First 15-cent cover price issue. Cover art by Herb Trimpe. A Clash of Titans, script by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe; Dorma finds Bruce Banner floating in the ocean and brings him down to Atlantis where, inevitably, the Hulk and the Sub-Mariner battle. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $110.00 Paper: Off white Label #4314903017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.30) will be charged at checkout.

First 15-cent cover price issue. Cover art by Herb Trimpe. A Clash of Titans, script by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe; Dorma finds Bruce Banner floating in the ocean and brings him down to Atlantis where, inevitably, the Hulk and the Sub-Mariner battle. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $429.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1618530023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.87) will be charged at checkout.

First 15c cover-priced issue. 1st Silver Age appearance of Golden Age Superman. Cover art by Joe Kubert. Star Light, Star Bright--Death Star I See Tonight!, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sid Greene; Starman relays his story to the JSA of a new menace, Aquarius, a stellar being who had been disincorporated after his evil acts, and sensing Starman's Cosmic Rod's energies, steals the rod from him to reincorporate himself; After nearly being defeated by the JSA, Aquarius uses the rod to blink Earth-2 out of existence, but not before several members protect themselves in an energy bubble using Fate's magicks and GL's ring's mystic energies. Red Tornado, meanwhile, has been sent to Earth-1 to the JLA to get help battling Aquarius. First 15c cover-priced issue. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $86.75 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0121241011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.60) will be charged at checkout.

Final issue. Reprints Fantastic Four 30, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense 63, Ant Man from Tales to Astonish #27, and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales 131. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. "The Dreaded Diablo!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; On a vacation in Transylvania, the FF encounter a castle inhabited by Diablo. Mr. Fantastic pinup, pencils by Jack Kirby. "Somewhere Lurks the Phantom," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Iron Man stops industrial saboteur the Phantom, who turns out to be one of his employees. Iron man pinup, pencils by Gene Colan. "The Man in the Ant Hill!", script by Larry Lieber (script) and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it; He is attacked by several ants, but one of them helps him escape and restore his ordinary size. "The Hunter and the Hunted," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In the far East, Strange is on the run from Mordo and his minions, unaware that Mordo's increased power comes from Dormammu; As Mordo forcibly recruits more followers to search for Strange, the mage makes plans to hop a plane to NYC. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $166.00 Paper: White Label #4477386005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.98) will be charged at checkout.

Painted cover. Mighty Samson in "Day of the Deluge" and "The Drowning City" in which Mighty Samson tries to help everyone when a flood occurs. Queen Terra of Jerz appearance. Backup feature Tom Morrow in "The Ultra-Thief." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club News features and one-page text feature "Lost Civilizations: Carthage." No art/story credits given. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $115.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4391543025

First 15-cent cover price. Cover art by Bill Draut. "The Man Who Died Three Times!", script by Otto Binder, art by Bill Draut; Young Billy Hatton watches his father Cyrus Hatton wander off in a stupor; He gets into his car and crashes into a nearby bridge; Horror-stricken, Billy runs home to tell his mom that his father had died; The Phantom Stranger appears and decides to investigate this spectacle. "The House of Strange Secrets," script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Stage magician Robart lures a traveler to his house; He wants to kill him and be able to cast a black magic spell; The Phantom Stranger appears on the scene, protects the innocent man and foils Robarts evil plans. "The Girl Who Lived 5,000 Years," script by Ed Herron, art by Leonard Starr; Dr. Thirteen once learned of the existence of a 5,000 year old Babylonian woman named Tateeka who came to life once every one-hundred years at Lamson Manor; A resident of the manor, Mister Hendricks would charge men one-thousand dollars for a life-changing experience with Tateeka; But each of these men would soon commit suicide not long after dating Tateeka. "Fact File #8" article about The Spectre. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 16 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #0103123001

First 15c cover-priced issue. Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Sea That Time Forgot!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Mike Esposito (as Joe Gaudioso); Namor is informed that Tiger Shark has been seen near the Sargasso Sea and he makes his way out there; He confronts Tiger Shark who has allied himself with a group of Immortals bent on ruling the world; However, when the Immortals leave the mists of the Sargasso Sea, they begin to age instantly and die; Tiger Shark attempts to unleash a deadly virus, but Namor and the sacrifice of Dr. Newell ensure that it causes no harm; Unfortunately, Tiger Shark escapes, but Namor vows to kill him when they next meet. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $366.00 Paper: White Label #4448335003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.98) will be charged at checkout.

First 15c cover-priced issue. Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Sea That Time Forgot!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Mike Esposito (as Joe Gaudioso); Namor is informed that Tiger Shark has been seen near the Sargasso Sea and he makes his way out there; He confronts Tiger Shark who has allied himself with a group of Immortals bent on ruling the world; However, when the Immortals leave the mists of the Sargasso Sea, they begin to age instantly and die; Tiger Shark attempts to unleash a deadly virus, but Namor and the sacrifice of Dr. Newell ensure that it causes no harm; Unfortunately, Tiger Shark escapes, but Namor vows to kill him when they next meet. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $300.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1482306010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by John Romita. "This World Renounced!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor accepts his punishment at the hands of Odin following his descent into Warrior Madness; As penance, Thor is forbidden from defending Midgard!; What will happen to Earth without a god to defend it?; Enter Balder the Brave, the new protector of mortals!; But before Balder can say "Yggdrasil", he must fend off the combined evil of Loki and Karnilla! 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $350.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4465410024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams. Do Or Die, Baby!, script by Chris Claremont and Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer, colors by Neal Adams; With Larry Trask revealed to be a mutant, the Sentinels refuse to obey him any more as they continue to capture mutants and prepare to kill them; Cyclops, Jean and Beast mount an offensive to rescue their captured friends; Cyke, Jean and Hank disguise themselves as Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Toad as they battle the Sentinels; Cyclops tricks the Sentinels into flying into the sun; They rescue Havok but he is injured. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $149.00 Paper: Off white Label #1034688030 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams. Do Or Die, Baby!, script by Chris Claremont and Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer, colors by Neal Adams; With Larry Trask revealed to be a mutant, the Sentinels refuse to obey him any more as they continue to capture mutants and prepare to kill them; Cyclops, Jean and Beast mount an offensive to rescue their captured friends; Cyke, Jean and Hank disguise themselves as Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Toad as they battle the Sentinels; Cyclops tricks the Sentinels into flying into the sun; They rescue Havok but he is injured. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $133.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4473914005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.99) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams. Do Or Die, Baby!, script by Chris Claremont and Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer, colors by Neal Adams; With Larry Trask revealed to be a mutant, the Sentinels refuse to obey him any more as they continue to capture mutants and prepare to kill them; Cyclops, Jean and Beast mount an offensive to rescue their captured friends; Cyke, Jean and Hank disguise themselves as Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Toad as they battle the Sentinels; Cyclops tricks the Sentinels into flying into the sun; They rescue Havok but he is injured. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $95.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4463680001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams. Do Or Die, Baby!, script by Chris Claremont and Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer, colors by Neal Adams; With Larry Trask revealed to be a mutant, the Sentinels refuse to obey him any more as they continue to capture mutants and prepare to kill them; Cyclops, Jean and Beast mount an offensive to rescue their captured friends; Cyke, Jean and Hank disguise themselves as Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Toad as they battle the Sentinels; Cyclops tricks the Sentinels into flying into the sun; They rescue Havok but he is injured. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $60.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4208146011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout.

Uncle Scrooge in "Mythic Mystery" in which Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews explore a mountain and are transported to the mythical land of Valhalla, a Carl Barks reprint from issue number 34 and "The Bad Bargain." Issue also has Gyro Gearloose in "Operation Implosion," a one-page text feature "Goofy' Spacecraft," and Gold Key Comics Club News features. No story/art credits given. Number on cover: 10038-908, August. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.