Auctions: comic books June 1978
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Item #61088307
Tags: BatmanBatman (1940) 300 VG 4.0
Water spotting.
Starts Jun 24 Cover art by Dick Giordano. Giant-sized 300th Anniversary with 3-part book-length story, "The Last Batman Story--?", script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman and Robin in Gotham City of the future thwart the attempted attack by a band of blue-costumed men on a mobile surgical capsule being transferred to the Columbia Space Station surgery department; The villains' leader is killed in a strange explosion; Batman and Robin realize that their foes are a crime-cabal called Spectrum, divided into seven sections to correspond with the colors of the light spectrum. Hostess snack cakes ad with Aquaman. Letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Item #58374255
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Captain America (part 222), Captain AmericaCaptain America (1968 1st Series) 222 CBCS 7.5
Paper: Off white to white
Newsstand Edition.
Label #21-2791CE1-021
Ends Jun 18 6:07 PM CST Bid History 5 bids Current Bid $12 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. "Monumental Menace!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Steve Gerber. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Mike Esposito (finishes), and John Tartaglione (finishes). Cover by Ernie Chan. The Living Legend begins his day under assault by a Volkswagen Beetle! Oh my! However auspiciously, the Corporation's remote-controlled car fails in its attempt to run over the star-spangled avenger. Undeterred by the rough start to his morning, Steve Rogers hops on a train to the Pentagon to research his origins. But the answers remain elusive. So Cap makes a late night visit to the Lincoln Memorial to meditate. Where (as dramatically shown on the cover) the statue of President Lincoln attacks him! Wow, what is happening in our nation's capital? First appearance of Animus. Cameo appearances by Jarvis, Veda, Nick Fury, and Dum Dum Dugan. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60934808
Tags: Doctor Strange, Ghost RiderGhost Rider (1973 1st Series) 30 CBCS 9.4
Paper: Off white to white
Newsstand Edition.
Label #20-39E0BDC-005
Ends Jun 18 6:18 PM CST Bid History 6 bids Current Bid $16 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Part 2 of 4 - "The Mage and the Monster!" Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Story by Roger McKenzie. Art by Don Perlin and Jim Mooney. Cover by Ernie Chan. The Dread Dormammu has turned the macabre power of the Ghost Rider against his hated foe, Doctor Strange! can the Master of the Mystic Arts find a way to save Blaze's soul, or will he be forced to destroy the Spirit of Vengeance?! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #59055540
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 3 CBCS 8.0
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-038
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Ends Jun 18 6:30 PM CST Bid History 5 bids Current Bid $16 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The official comic book adaptation of the Steven Spielberg film. Written by Archie Goodwin with art by Walt Simonson and Klaus Janson. If the characters look strange, it's because Marvel did not get the rights to use the movie actors likeness. Full color. Painted cover by Bob Larkin. Cover price $1.50.
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Item #60919088
Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 70 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4416374024
Starts Jul 6 "Whom Gods Destroy!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Havok, and Thor. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Tony DeZuniga. Cover by John Byrne and Tom Palmer. The Living Monolith is rampaging thru Manhattan! And your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man needs some high-powered help to stop the awesome Egyptian giant! Enter the Mighty Thor! Wow, in no time at all a spectacular battle erupts in New York harbor between the Prince of Asgard and the Living Monolith! Will the thunder god's power be enough to stop the Egyptian behemoth? Perhaps, but only if the web-slinger can free Havok from his booby-trapped coffin! An excellent two-part story! (Notes: The Living Monolith returns in Power Man and Iron Fist 56 & 57. The letters page includes a special article taken from the Wichita Eagle in which the newspaper tells its readers that the daily Spider-Man comic strip will be returning to the paper after a one-week hiatus. A 3-panel strip with art by John Romita is also included. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 206.) 32 pages Cover price $0.35.
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Item #59267266
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Captain Marvel (part 18), AvengersMs. Marvel (1977 1st Series) 18 CBCS 9.2
1st full app. Mystique
Paper: Off white to white
Newsstand Edition
Label #18-10770FD-009
Ends Jun 18 6:43 PM CST Bid History 8 bids Current Bid $76 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Dave Cockrum cover (pencils & inks). Chris Claremont script. Jim Mooney & Ricardo Villamonte art. "The St. Valentine's Day Avengers Massacre" Ms. Marvel and the Avengers (Wonder Man, Vision, Scarlet Witch, YellowJacket, & the Wasp) vs. Centurion and Mystique. First *full* appearance of X-Men Character, Mystique. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #57415905
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Captain Marvel (part 18), AvengersMs. Marvel (1977 1st Series) 18 CBCS 8.0
1st full app. Mystique
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #19-2BC1257-006
Ends Jun 18 6:44 PM CST Bid History 6 bids Current Bid $31 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Dave Cockrum cover (pencils & inks). Chris Claremont script. Jim Mooney & Ricardo Villamonte art. "The St. Valentine's Day Avengers Massacre" Ms. Marvel and the Avengers (Wonder Man, Vision, Scarlet Witch, YellowJacket, & the Wasp) vs. Centurion and Mystique. First *full* appearance of X-Men Character, Mystique. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60811404
Tags: Hero/Villain TeamsNew Gods (1971 1st Series) 18 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #4386899021
Starts Jul 6 Cover by Al Milgrom. "The song of the source". Part 7 of 10. Story by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Don Newton. Inks by Dan Adkins. Darkseid stages a final all out assault to gain the remaining pieces of the Anti-life equation. If he succeeds, all life in the universe may be at an end. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #61094008
Tags: Hero/Villain TeamsNew Gods (1971 1st Series) 18 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4386899023
Starts Jul 6 Cover by Al Milgrom. "The song of the source". Part 7 of 10. Story by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Don Newton. Inks by Dan Adkins. Darkseid stages a final all out assault to gain the remaining pieces of the Anti-life equation. If he succeeds, all life in the universe may be at an end. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #61087753
Tags: X-MenUncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 111 FN+ 6.5
Starts Jun 24 "Mindgames!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The bouncing -blue-Beast takes time off from the Avengers to attend the Circus. What he finds shocks him to his very core...the main attractions are none other than the X-Men! How did Xavier's team of heroes wind up in this position and who is responsible. This all sets up a last page that will make your blood run cold. NOTE: 1st appearance of Mesmero. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #59304951
Published Jun 1978 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 153 CBCS 8.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #23-1C18776-010
Ends Jun 18 7:05 PM CST Bid History 6 bids Current Bid $15 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Uncle Scrooge in "A Case of Too Many Sea Monsters," a reprint from issue number 49, "Let Donald Do It," a reprint from issue number 51, and "The Invisible Intruder," a Carl Barks reprint from issue number 44. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.