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Comic books April 1972, graded by CBCS

  • Item #59266743
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white
    • Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022.
    • Label #23-0AE1106-029
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    "Let Slip the Dogs of War!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith. Inks by Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema and Barry Windsor-Smith. The remarkable Kree/Skrull war is over! But there isn't any time to rest for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Ares, the Greek god of war, stokes a riot in downtown Manhattan by mind-controlling the nearby residents! When the Avengers and Rick Jones arrive to restore the peace, they fall under Ares' trance too! The only heroes left unaffected are Thor and the Vision! But before the Prince of Asgard and the synthezoid avenger can challenge Ares, they must first fend off their teammates! The Vision battles Shell-Head while Thor takes on Cap, Wanda, and Pietro! Everything is going Ares' way! How will the Avengers turn the tide? Cameo appearance by Hercules. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: Ares previously appeared in Avengers 50. Clint Barton returns to his Hawkeye identity. The letters page includes a lengthy letter from fantasy novelist Stephen R. Donaldson (of Chronicles of Thomas Covenant fame) and a letter from comics writer Michael P. Higgins. This three-part story was reprinted in Avengers (3rd series) 48.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #59266755
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022.
    • Label #23-0AE1106-028
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    "Let Slip the Dogs of War!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith. Inks by Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema and Barry Windsor-Smith. The remarkable Kree/Skrull war is over! But there isn't any time to rest for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Ares, the Greek god of war, stokes a riot in downtown Manhattan by mind-controlling the nearby residents! When the Avengers and Rick Jones arrive to restore the peace, they fall under Ares' trance too! The only heroes left unaffected are Thor and the Vision! But before the Prince of Asgard and the synthezoid avenger can challenge Ares, they must first fend off their teammates! The Vision battles Shell-Head while Thor takes on Cap, Wanda, and Pietro! Everything is going Ares' way! How will the Avengers turn the tide? Cameo appearance by Hercules. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: Ares previously appeared in Avengers 50. Clint Barton returns to his Hawkeye identity. The letters page includes a lengthy letter from fantasy novelist Stephen R. Donaldson (of Chronicles of Thomas Covenant fame) and a letter from comics writer Michael P. Higgins. This three-part story was reprinted in Avengers (3rd series) 48.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #58835558
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    Published Apr 1972 by Marvel.
    $555.00
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #23-0EDC2E0-001
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    Origin of Warlock and Counter-Earth in "And Men Shall Call Him Warlock!" Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins. This is the first appearance of Warlock, who was previously the character "Him" in Fantastic Four (see issues 66 and 67) and Thor (issues 165, 166) comics. High Evolutionary guest stars. Brief appearances by the Hulk and Thor. Kane/Adkins cover. Cover price $0.20.

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  • Item #58396507
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
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    • Witnessed Signature: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021.
    • Label #22-0692A42-398
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    "Apokalips Trap!" Mister Miracle and Big Barda return to the hellish world of Apokolips to battle the evil Kanto the Assassin. Script, pencils, and cover by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #59299681
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    • Label #23-0AF5128-028
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    Cover art by John Severin. The Forbidden Swamp, script by Roy Thomas, art by John Severin; Kull and Brule enter a temple to the Valusian snake-god which is guarded by a giant undersea beast. There he meets Thulsa Doom for the first time; she pretends to be an ally and asks to return with them to the City of Wonders; continued from Kull the Conqueror #2. Where Walks the Ghost, art by Steve Ditko; An escaped convict looks to buy a house that has the reputation of being haunted so people will steer clear of him. Mister Morgan's Monster, art by Jack Kirby; Humanoid robots are banned, but their inventor keeps one in secret, and aliens try to turn it against humanity. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    Cover pencils by Bob Oksner and Murphy Anderson (Superman head). Everything You Wanted to Know about Lois Lane * But Were Afraid to Ask!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Vince Colletta and Murphy Anderson (Superman heads only); Returning to Metropolis several weeks after her sister's death, Lois quits her job at the Daily Planet so that she can work freelance on important stories; She also tells Superman that they are finished, and moves into an apartment with three roommates. Master Plan, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Mike Esposito; The Thorn tracks Lois Lane to her apartment while reflecting on a new battle plan against the 100 that will involve Lois and Superman. The Amazing Brain Machine!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois and Lana each use a super-computer to try and learn how to get Superman to marry her. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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