Comic books January 1973, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $849.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1497646025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($25.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Michael Kaluta. The Wings of Jealous Gods, script by Lynn Marron, art by Alex Toth. Prior Warning. Sword of the Dead, script and art by Gil Kane. Origin of the Carib pirate in the 1850s, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Nino. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $135.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4340498001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.05) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Frank Giacoia. "And the Juggernaut Will Get You... If You Don't Watch Out!", script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Marie Severin and Bob Brown, inks by Frank McLaughlin; On the way to their friend Tom Fagan in Rutland, Vermont, Marvel Bullpen members Roy Thomas, his wife Jeannie, Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Len Wein and his wife Glynis are startled into a stop when the Beast jumps into the path of their car; Beast darts into the woods where he changes back into his civilian guise of Hank McCoy and reunites with his old girlfriend Vera Cantor to tell her that he managed to flag down a car to finish their trip; Exiting the woods they introduce themselves to the drivers and manage to hitch a ride with them at least to Rutland; As they drive off, a portal appears and out pops the Juggernaut who is exhilarated that he is back on Earth; Juggernaut attacks Beast. Appearances by the Juggernaut, Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Len Wein, Glynis Wein, and Gerry Conway. The Avengers and Spider-Man appear on the cover (but are really people dressed up as our heroes); the real Avengers and Spidey are not in the story. Cameos by Dr. Strange and Eternity (the real ones). "Fake" cameos (people dressed up in costumes) include Medusa, Superman, Supergirl, Spider-Man, the Scarlet Witch, Batman, the Flash, Cyclops, and Nighthawk. 36 pgs, full color. $0.20.

NOTE: "In 1973, writers Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, and Len Wein, unbeknownst to management, concocted a secret crossover event between Marvel and DC that saw characters from both companies crisscrossing through and interweaving in a connected story known as The Rutland Halloween Crossover. See Amazing Adventures (1970-1976 2nd Series) 16, Justice League of America (1960-1987 1st Series) #103, and Thor (1962-1996 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) #207." - Odinson, mycomicshop Archivist

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Cover art by John Romita. Suddenly...The Smasher!, script by Stan Lee and Gerry Conway, pencils by John Romita, inks by Jim Mooney and Tony Mortellaro; Spidey tackles the Smasher, a ten foot goon who is busting up a billboard for political candidate Richard Raleigh; Finding that his friends are in Raleigh's camp, Pete attends a political rally but, during Raleigh's speech, the roof start to fall in on the crowd. Suddenly, the Smasher! reprints approximately the first twenty pages of "Lo, This Monster" from the Spectacular Spider-Man #1 magazine, though many pages have been redrawn or touched up by John Romita Sr., and the Man Monster has been renamed Smasher. The new dialogue is by Gerry Conway. Because the 1968 magazine is black-and-white, this marks the story's first appearance in color. New cover by Romita. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 95. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $77.50 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4170844024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.33) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by John Romita. Suddenly...The Smasher!, script by Stan Lee and Gerry Conway, pencils by John Romita, inks by Jim Mooney and Tony Mortellaro; Spidey tackles the Smasher, a ten foot goon who is busting up a billboard for political candidate Richard Raleigh; Finding that his friends are in Raleigh's camp, Pete attends a political rally but, during Raleigh's speech, the roof start to fall in on the crowd. Suddenly, the Smasher! reprints approximately the first twenty pages of "Lo, This Monster" from the Spectacular Spider-Man #1 magazine, though many pages have been redrawn or touched up by John Romita Sr., and the Man Monster has been renamed Smasher. The new dialogue is by Gerry Conway. Because the 1968 magazine is black-and-white, this marks the story's first appearance in color. New cover by Romita. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 95. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $70.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1074481006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Captain Marvel battles Dr. Mynde, the Android-Man in "Death in High Places!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Ernie Chan (as "Ernie Chua"). Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

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"The Owl and the Pussycat!!" Script by Linda Fite, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Jim Mooney. John Romita Sr. cover? Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. All new stories: The Monster from the Mound!, script by Gardner Fox (adaptation), art by Frank Brunner; A greedy rancher scoffs at the legend of the local Indian burying ground and digs it up, looking for buried treasure, but releases a vampire; adapting the story "The Horror From the Mound" by Robert E. Howard. Thirst, script by Steve Gerber and Dan Adkins (plot), pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Dan Adkins; A vampire awakens from a sleeping tube on a space ship and kills everyone aboard. Spell of the Dragon, script by John Jakes and Dan Adkins (plot), pencils by Dan Adkins (layouts) and Val Mayerik, inks by Joe Sinnott; The swordsman Brak is sent by a witch to kill a dragon, but she doesn't tell him that he will be compelled to kill the next person he sees after he performs the deed. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $180.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1264018006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.40) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Despite the new Barry Windsor-Smith cover, this issue actually reprints The Coming of Conan from issue 1, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Windsor-Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; setting: Vanaheim, Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future; Tara returns to her dimension. Also in this issue: previously unpublished Windsor-Smith pin-up. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $41.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4248357007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.23) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Despite the new Barry Windsor-Smith cover, this issue actually reprints The Coming of Conan from issue 1, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Windsor-Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; setting: Vanaheim, Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future; Tara returns to her dimension. Also in this issue: previously unpublished Windsor-Smith pin-up. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $379.99 Paper: Off white to white Label #4248058012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.40) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: Midnight on Black Mountain, art by Mort Lawrence; A woman with a terminal illness meets a man who tricks her into becoming a witch. Where Monsters Dwell, art by Basil Wolverton; A scientist finds a way to exile his enemies to another dimension, but one manages to escape and change places with the scientist. Don't Look!, art by Jay Scott Pike. The Scarecrow, art by Russ Heath. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $235.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3854097017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.05) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by NJ Comics

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. Bullfight On the Bay!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; Man-Bull escapes from prison in New York and heads to San Francisco to have his revenge on Daredevil; Black Widow guest-stars. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $155.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0078067016

Marvel begins its own unique take on the Frankenstein mythos by, in essence, continuing the Mary Shelley story--beginning with the discovery of the monster frozen in ice and bringing it back to life! "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein!" Script by Gary Friedrich, early classic art and cover by Mike Ploog. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $265.00 Paper: White Label #4361559006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.95) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Herb Trimpe. Two Years Before the Abomination!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani; Bruce returns home from Counter-Earth only to have his shuttle blasted to atoms by Thunderbolt Ross; Ross sends the Hulkbusters out to capture the Hulk but they come home with the Abomination instead; In order to ensure that Betty continues to think the Hulk is dead, Ross makes a deal with Abomination, ensuring him a cure for his gamma irradiated condition and his freedom if he captures the jade giant; Abomination battles the Hulk but, realizing that Ross has deceived him, tells Hulk that Betty has married Glenn and they are honeymooning in Niagara Falls. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 159 CGC 7.5

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Cover art by Herb Trimpe. Two Years Before the Abomination!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani; Bruce returns home from Counter-Earth only to have his shuttle blasted to atoms by Thunderbolt Ross; Ross sends the Hulkbusters out to capture the Hulk but they come home with the Abomination instead; In order to ensure that Betty continues to think the Hulk is dead, Ross makes a deal with Abomination, ensuring him a cure for his gamma irradiated condition and his freedom if he captures the jade giant; Abomination battles the Hulk but, realizing that Ross has deceived him, tells Hulk that Betty has married Glenn and they are honeymooning in Niagara Falls. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $725.00 Paper: White Label #3801188023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Ironside Comics

Sub-Mariner and Iron Man do battle. 1st appearance of Moondragon as Madame MacEvil. "Sub-Mariner: Target for Death!" Story by Mike Friedrich and Bill Everett. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. It's a cataclysmic confrontation between Iron Man and the Sub-Mariner off the coast of Seattle! One of the heroes is being forced to fight against his will, but which one? And once the battle moves underwater, does Shell-Head have a chance to defeat Namor? First appearance of Moondragon as Madame MacEvil. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics editor Joey Cavalieri.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $145.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3789756017

1ST PRINTING. Stories by Will Eisner. Art by Eisner and John Spranger. Wraparound cover by Eisner. Includes Max Scarrs Map, Caramba, Return to Caramba, The Rubber Band, and Law & Order, plus new interviews with The Spirit and Ebony. Historically significant as the first Spirit reprint series since the influential series original publication in the 1950s. Introduction by comics historian Maurice Horn. 8 in. x 10 in. 32 pages, B&W. NOTE: New cover and 4 new pages. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $145.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3789756014

1ST PRINTING. Stories by Will Eisner. Art by Eisner and John Spranger. Wraparound cover by Eisner. Includes Max Scarrs Map, Caramba, Return to Caramba, The Rubber Band, and Law & Order, plus new interviews with The Spirit and Ebony. Historically significant as the first Spirit reprint series since the influential series original publication in the 1950s. Introduction by comics historian Maurice Horn. 8 in. x 10 in. 32 pages, B&W. NOTE: New cover and 4 new pages. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $129.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4391056004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.87) will be charged at checkout.

1ST PRINTING. Stories by Will Eisner. Art by Eisner and John Spranger. Wraparound cover by Eisner. Includes Max Scarrs Map, Caramba, Return to Caramba, The Rubber Band, and Law & Order, plus new interviews with The Spirit and Ebony. Historically significant as the first Spirit reprint series since the influential series original publication in the 1950s. Introduction by comics historian Maurice Horn. 8 in. x 10 in. 32 pages, B&W. NOTE: New cover and 4 new pages. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $175.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3986678025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by NJ Comics

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Death of a City!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Art Saaf, inks by Vince Colletta; Supergirl takes one of her professors to Kandor to try and cure him of an obscure brain malady. The Magic Piper, script by Len Wein and Marv Wolfman, art by Don Heck; Zatanna goes back 600 years to try and recruit the Pied Piper to help with a rat problem. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $260.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #0103710002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"The Man Who Wanted Forever." The Un-Men capture Swamp Thing (who is said to be 7' 3" in height and 547 pounds in this story) and take him to their creator, Dr. Anton Arcane, who wants to become a Swamp Thing himself. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $75.99 Paper: Off white to white Label #2011815011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.28) will be charged at checkout.

"The Man Who Wanted Forever." The Un-Men capture Swamp Thing (who is said to be 7' 3" in height and 547 pounds in this story) and take him to their creator, Dr. Anton Arcane, who wants to become a Swamp Thing himself. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $322.00 Paper: Off white to white Double Cover: 1st cover 9.2, interior cover 9.6. Label #1294068006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.66) will be charged at checkout.

Al Williamson, Bob Powell, George Woodbridge reprints Cover price $0.20.

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Al Williamson, Bob Powell, George Woodbridge reprints Cover price $0.20.

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Michael Kaluta splash page. "The Devil to Pay" with script by Jack Oleck, art by Rubeny; "The Secret of Bat Island"; "The Hotel" with pencils by Jim Starlin (2 pages; Ralph Reese inks?); and "To Live Forever" with script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Romy Gamboa, inks by Rico Rival. Jim Aparo cover. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $205.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4373202003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.15) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Mike Ploog. The Mystery Of The Mad Monk!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; sFather Ramon Joquez, who was studying the Darkhold for Jack, is possessed by Aelfric who was trapped in the Darkhold. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $249.00 Paper: White Label #4341806007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.47) will be charged at checkout.

1st appearance of the Super Sons. Cover art by Nick Cardy. Saga of the Super Sons! starring Superman Jr. and Batman Jr. (first appearance for both), script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Henry Scarpelli; Superman creates an alternate timeline where Superman, Jr. and Batman, Jr. can explore crimefighting without ramifications. In this timeline, the boys put an end to the mob boss of Sparta City, with some unexpected help. Boltinoff takes over as editor with this issue. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.