Auctions: comic books September 1971, graded by CGC
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Item #60724101
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Amazing Spider-Man (part 100), Spider-ManAmazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 100 CGC 9.4
Paper: White
Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more
Label #3925318002
Starts Jul 6 "The Spider of the Man?" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia. It's the 100th anniversary issue of the Amazing Spider-Man title -- with an all-time cover! Peter Parker wants to live a normal life with Gwen Stacy. But he doesn't think he can as long as he has his spider-powers. So with that thought in mind, the young scientist creates a special potion -- which he believes will eliminate his remarkable abilities. After Peter drinks the potion, he lies down to sleep. And when he wakes up...he gets the biggest shock of his amazing life! Flashback cameos by Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant, Gwen Stacy, and Captain Stacy. (Notes: There have been many homages to John Romita's classic cover including the covers to Marvel Tales 100, Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) 100B, and Peter Parker (2017) #1EBAY. This story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition #14 and Marvel Tales 253.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Item #61099454
Where Creatures Roam (1970) 8 CGC 8.5
Paper: White
Label #4419920025
Starts Jun 24 Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "When the Mummy Walks," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An archaeologist uncovers an ancient mummy, which is actually an alien invader that locked itself in the pyramid. "Where Will You Be, When... the Spider Strikes!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A spider at a New Mexico atomic lab is accidentally exposed to radiation and grows to monstrous size, gaining human intelligence at the same time. "Behold Him! He Is the Martian!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A spy from Jupiter disguised as a human stows away on the first rocket from Earth to Mars; But there is a Martian spy aboard as well. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.