Auctions: comic books May 1965, graded by CGC

Eighty Page Giant (1964) 10 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0281030007

80-Page Giant. Superboy reprints. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Journey of the Second Superboy!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Kral of Titan comes to earth to learn Superboy's weakness so Titan can exploit it and invade, but he becomes sympathetic to the kindness of earthlings and aborts his mission. "The Impostor from the Year 2958," script by Bill Finger, art by John Sikela; A descendant of Lana Lang, Lorac-K7, comes from the future to steal cobalt in order to make a bomb; Superboy then discovers her secret identity and returns her to her own time. "The Origin of the Superboy Revenge Squad" article. "The Dreams of Doom!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; The Kryptonite Kid and his dog blackmail Superboy and Krypto into leaving earth by turning objects into Kryptonite. "Superdogs Superboy and Krypto Have Met" article. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a half-page Cheerios ad. "How Luthor Met Superboy!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; Initially, Lex Luthor and Superboy are firm friends; However, when one of Lex's experiments fails, causing him to lose his hair, he blames the Boy of Steel. "The Helpless Hero!", script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Zall-Dix comes to Earth to exchange minds with Superboy but is thwarted at the last minute by Jonathan Kent. 80 Page Giant Magazine/Superman ad. G. I. Joe toy ad. "The Splitting of Superboy," script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Superboy is split into himself and Clark Kent by a Martian ray using Red Kryptonite. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 11 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4021920001

First appearance of the Stranger. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. The Triumph of Magneto!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Xavier detects an exteremely powerful entity that has arrived on earth and sends the X-Men to investigate; The Stranger tries to acclimate himself to earth customs but runs across Magneto and the Brotherhood; The X-Men arrive on the scene and battle the Brotherhood but the Stranger leaves with Magneto and Toad in the conflict; Without a leader, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch decide to return home to Central Europe; The X-Men encounter the Stranger once again and Xavier realizes he is an alien; The Stranger explains that he has been collecting mutants from across the universe and takes Magneto and Toad away with him into space. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.