Comic books June 1972, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $1,095.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0010451-AA-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($32.85) will be charged at checkout.

The Silver Surfer and Galactus guest star in "This World Enslaved! " Part 4 of 4 . Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Sal Buscema. With a bold maneuver, Reed Richards turns the tables on the Devourer of Worlds! After sneaking onboard Galactus' starship, Mr. Fantastic threatens to destroy it unless the cosmic Ravager departs from Earth immediately! Will Reed's gallant gamble succeed? Possibly so, but first Mr. Fantastic has to convince the Silver Surfer, Agatha Harkness, General Thunderbolt Ross, and President Richard Nixon to trust him! The FF are going "all in" vs. Galactus! Will it be blackjack or bust? Cameo appearance by Franklin. (Notes: Galactus appears next in Thor 225. The Fantastic Four tangle with Galactus again in FF 172 thru 175. This four-part story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition 21. The letters page includes a letter from comics editor David McDonnell. This issue includes a full-page ad for the first issue of the Hero For Hire series, later renamed Power Man and Iron Fist.) Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $66.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Mike Royer on 8/2021 Label #22-0692A42-224 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.98) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Monster in the Morgue!, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; "Doc" Gideon steals one of Serafan's capsules to use it to re-animate a corpse made of assorted body parts; Deadman turns up at a séance and contacts the Forever People. Adventure Comics #74 with Sandman, pencils by Jack Kirby. The Man Who Knew All the Answers!, script and pencils by Jack Kirby; Sandman and Sandy face the threat of a scientist who has invented a machine whose revitalizing vibrations allow a man to develop his unused brain cells, tripling his thinking power! 48 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $68.00 Paper: White Label #22-0692A42-272 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.04) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Russ Heath. "The 1000 Eyes of Death," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua); Mark Dawson has been killing all the eagles on his ranch, even after the Indian Bear Claw warned him that they would get their revenge. One page of Cain's Game Room cartoons, art by Sergio Aragonés. "The Golden Doom," art by Nick Cardy; Emile Marlez finds the Midas Potion that causes him to turn everything he touches for one week into gold; Reprinted from House of Mystery #64. "Almost Human," script by John Albano, art by Jack Sparling; Donald Morrison, a deaf mute child, was raised in darkness by his parents until he reaches adulthood and escapes. One page of Cain's Game Room cartoons, art by John Albano. "The Tower of Prey," art by Nestor Redondo; When he buys Mary Q. Lardley's apartment building so he can put up a skyscraper, she places a curse on him. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $370.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Witnessed Sigs: Len Wein & Sergio Aragones on 7/22/2017. Label #18-0932119-024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.10) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Mike Kaluta. "Born Losers," script by John Albano, art by Mike Kaluta; A scientist gives Rapp Rankin a boost of strength, but there are side-effects. "The Secret Hero of Center City" hosted by Abel, art by Alex Toth. Abel's Fables cartoon page by Sergio Aragonés. "The Night Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe (as Mike Pepe); Silas Horn grabs the first train out of town after killing his business partner; Too bad it's the Hades Express. Letter from comics writer Mark Waid. "The Fatal Superstition," art by John Prentice; Burt Roman kills his partner Ed Huggins and blames it on an invented superstition about polka-dot kerchiefs, but the kerchiefs return to extract their own justice. "Happy Birthday, Herman!", art by Adolfo Buylla; Herman kills his wife Martha and buries her in the cellar, but her birthday surprise exposes his crime. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $90.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 9/18/2021 Label #22-0692A42-363 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.70) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Ralph Reese. "A Titan Walks Among Us!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Bill Everett; Alien conqueror Xemnu uses his mental powers, broadcast through a kids' television show, to try and enslave mankind; The combined forces of the Defenders must rise to stop him. Xemnu the Titan previously appeared in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #11 and #14, reprints of Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #62 and #66. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $136.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #22-069BD64-029 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.08) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Cover art by Mike Ploog. Island of the Damned!, script by Gerry Conway, art by Mike Ploog; Jack Russell travels to an island while searching for the Darkhold; While there he is turned into stone. Continued in Werewolf By Night #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $72.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #7300528-AA-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.16) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

52-page giant. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Return to the Tomb of the Ice Giants!", script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; An oil expedition in the arctic uncovers the hidden lair of the Ice Giants, who capture all involved and the Phantom Stranger who has returned to the area following the reopening of their lair; The Ice Giants take everyone prisoner because the continued work to find oil in the region has caused the sought after chemical to leak into their domain and pollute their world; The Phantom Stranger helps free them. "The Voice of Vengeance!", script by Steve Skeates, art by Tony DeZuniga; Terrence Thirteen and his wife are asked to help John Richards, who claims that since his fathers death he's been haunted by a voice blaming him said death. "Captive of the Cat Curse," script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark accidentally uses a mystical charm to transfer his consciousness into the body of a black cat, which helps him expose a sinister plot. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $303.00 Paper: White Label #18-3C0FFC4-024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.09) will be charged at checkout.

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $356.00 Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #17-0136BB3-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.68) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $360.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Sig: Roy Thomas on 6/18/2017. Label #17-4280950-026 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $285.00 Paper: White Label #21-1EAEE22-296 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.55) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

52-page giant. Title continues from "Sinister House of Secret Love" Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $140.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Cream to off white Witnessed Signatures: Gerry Conway on 7/29/2022 & Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022. Label #23-0AF5128-040 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.20) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by John Buscema. "Beware! If This Be... Ragnarok!", script by Gerry Conway (pages 1, 21) and Stan Lee (pages 2-20), pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten; The Norns see that Thor is about to die at the hand of Pluto, and recall that Thor is destined for another death; They recall the tale of Ragnarok, and save Thor from Pluto and for his destiny. Appearances by Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Heimdall, Odin, Loki, and Surtur. This story recaps and elaborates on the Ragnarok story from Tales of Asgard segments in Thor 127 and 128. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $68.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-0692A42-688 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.04) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Nick Cardy. ...And So My World Begins! starring Superman and Martian Manhunter, script by Dennis O'Neil, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Joe Giella. The Outland Pirates starring Grim Ghost, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Purcell (Gay Ghost is renamed Grim Ghost as a recognition of the times). Underworld Jam Session! starring Air Wave, art by George Roussos. Letters to the editor from comics writers Bob Rozakis and Mike W. Barr. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.