Auctions: comic books May 1973

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 26 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4419920008

Cap battles the Thing (of the Fantastic Four) in "Betrayal!" Script by Mike Friedrich, plot and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Dave Cockrum. Second appearance of Thanos (2 pages). 1st appearance of Death with Thanos. Super-Skrull appearance. Letter to the editor from writer Michael Uslan. Starlin cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

From Beyond the Unknown (1969) 22 CBCS 9.2

Paper: Off white

1st cover 8.5, interior cover 9.2. Double Cover.

Label #21-31C4038-011

Cover by Murphy Anderson (art) and Jack Adler (photo). Stories by Mann Rubin, Gardner Fox and unknown. Art by Jim Mooney, Sid Greene and Ruben Moreira. Stories to stagger the imagination. "The Martian Joke!" by Mann Rubin and Jim Mooney, reprinted from Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) #24 - Martians don't know how to laugh! So they send a martian, Exerel, to find the secret of laughter. Meeting Bud Hadley, an ex-comedian hunted by police, Exerel bargains with him for the secret. Plus: Star Rovers tale "How Can Time Be Stopped?" by Gardner Fox and Sid Greene, reprinted from Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) #163 - The Rovers must figure out how to stop the lizard aliens who are planning to conquer Earth with a time-weapon that has already turned Homer into an old man and Karel into a teenager. And: "You Stole Our Planet" with art by Ruben Moreira, reprinted from Unexpected (1956 DC) (Tales of ...) #20 - Working on a way to create a barrier against nuclear fallout, two scientists are visited by creatures accusing humans of having stolen their world. Eventually the creatures realize they are not on their planet and the scientists reverse their experiment, sending the creatures back to their universe. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Feature (1971 1st Series) 9 FN 6.0

"The Killer Is My Wife!"  Starring the Ant-Man and the Wasp.  Script by Mike Friedrich.  Pencils by Craig Russell.  Inks by Frank Bolle.  Cover by Craig Russell and Jack Abel.  Ant-Man is trapped at ant-size, and to make matters worse, he has two baddies to battle: his own wife, who has mutated into a killer wasp, and one mean tabby cat! Also features the first appearance of Doctor Nemesis. Cameo appearances by Iron Man, David Cannon (aka Whirlwind), and Bill Foster. 32 pages.  Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 9 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4419920013

Spider-Man and Iron Man star in "The Tomorrow War!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Bolle. Cover by John Romita and Joe Sinnott. Three hundred years into the future, Spider-Man and Iron Man find themselves in the middle of a war between Zarrko the Tomorrow Man and Kang the Conqueror! Cameo appearances by Harry Osborn and the Avengers. This story takes place before the web-slinger battles the Hulk in Amazing Spider-Man 119 and 120. The Tomorrow Man previously appeared in Journey Into Mystery (Thor) 102. 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.