Auctions: comic books September 1981

Dazzler (1981) 7D CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-27C178C-021

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Direct Edition. Cover art by Frank Springer. Fort Apache, The Hulk!, script by Tom DeFalco (plot) and Danny Fingeroth, pencils by Frank Springer, inks by Armando Gil (pages 1-7) and Frank McLaughlin (pages 8-30); The Enforcers are hired to kill Harry S. Osgood and the Techmaster is watching Dazzler's continued fight with the Hulk. 32 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 144 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #22-066EAC8-023

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"The Last Picture Show." Green Lantern, back in Coast City, meets the Tattooed Man, who has a criminal mastermind after him. Script by Marv Wolfman, art by Joe Staton. Cover by George Pérez. Cover price $0.50.

Ka-Zar the Savage (1981 Marvel) 6 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-27D449D-040

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Cover art by Brent Anderson. "Brief Encounters," script by Brent Anderson (plot) and Bruce Jones (plot, script), pencils by Brent Anderson, inks by Carlos Garzon; Shanna is having delusions due to the effects of the mind-switching device; Ka-Zar has been stung and poisoned by a giant scorpion, and Shanna starts seeing a ghostly figure; The apparition reveals that he is an ancient Atlantean, and that Pangea is actually an outpost of Atlantis; The ghostly figure reveals himself to be a scientist named Dherk, he predicted the city's eventual sinking, and due to this he is banished to Pangea; Dherk body was placed in suspended animation but is able to appear as a projection, but he can temporarily make himself tangible; Dherk first saw Shanna while she was in the mind transfer device and from their he has fallen in love with her. "The Human Torch in Hot-Tempered Triumph!" Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 18 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #23-11CBD69-021

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Raiders of the Lost Ark. The official comic book adaptation of the George Lucas/Steven Spielberg classic, introducing Indiana Jones. Written by Walt Simonson, with art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Story later reprinted in Raiders of the Lost Ark #1-3 and Marvel Movie Spotlight #1. Full color; 68 pages. Painted cover by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $2.50.

Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 18 VF/NM 9.0

Raiders of the Lost Ark. The official comic book adaptation of the George Lucas/Steven Spielberg classic, introducing Indiana Jones. Written by Walt Simonson, with art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Story later reprinted in Raiders of the Lost Ark #1-3 and Marvel Movie Spotlight #1. Full color; 68 pages. Painted cover by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $2.50.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Movie 1 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #23-238605B-004

Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In this issue, Indiana Jones' attempt to obtain a rare idol is foiled by his rival Belloq. And then Indy is contacted by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do in part one of this adaptation. Script by Walt Simonson and art by John Buscema & Klaus Janson. Cover price $0.50.

Savage She-Hulk (1980) 20 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-0FD3AC2-040

"To Stay the She-Hulk!" Story by David Anthony Kraft. Art by Mike Vosburg and Frank Springer. Feeling deserted by friends and family, She-Hulk decides that from this day forward the She-Hulk stands alone. So she hits the open road "Thelma and Louise" style. But what happens when her car is stolen? Well, that just brings out the Savage in She-Hulk. Cover price $0.50.

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 51N CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #0010394-AA-028

Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Walt Simonson. "Resurrection of Evil," script by David Michelinie, pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Tom Palmer (pages 1-25, 27-30) and Walt Simonson (page 26); The construction of a new Imperial superweapon may mean the end for the Rebellion. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 149D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4368643002

Direct Edition. "And the Dead Shall Bury the Living!" Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein. Can the X-Men survive the return of Garokk the Petrified Man. Plus, Cyclops and Lee find themselves completely at the mercy of Magneto, the Master of Magnetism. Cover price $0.50.