Auctions: comic books in 'Thanos', graded by CGC
-
Item #60915848
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Iron Man (part 55), Thanos: The Final Threat (part 1), Iron Man, ThanosIron Man (1968 1st Series) 55 CGC 8.5
1st app. Thanos
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4384438002
Starts Jul 6 "Beware the Blood Brothers!" First appearance of Thanos. Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Jim Starlin and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jim Starlin and Joe Sinnott. One of the landmark Marvel issues of the Bronze Age. Drax the Destroyer is a prisoner of Thanos at the evil Titan's Earth-fortress. In an effort to escape, Drax telepathically reaches out to Tony Stark for assistance; but before Iron Man can come to the rescue, Shell-Head is ambushed by the Blood Brothers! Can Drax and the golden avenger defeat the Blood Brothers and Thanos? Also first appearances of Drax the Destroyer, Starfox (in a flashback), and Mentor. (Note: Iron Man 55 was reprinted as a Marvel Milestone Edition in 1992.) 36 pages Cover price $0.20.
-
Item #61029348
Tags: Spider-Man, ThanosSpidey Super Stories (1974) 39 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #4419904014
Starts Jul 6 "Women's Day 1979!" Guest-starring Ms. Marvel. Story by Jim Salicrup, Nick Sullivan, and Michael Siporin. Art by Winslow Mortimer and Mike Esposito. Can Spidey and Ms. Marvel capture a slippery villain before he ruins a day of celebration? Includes the 1-page features "Meet Mastermind," "What is the Cosmic Cube?,"and "Wit of the Webslinger." Includes the back-up tale "The Impossible Visitor from Outer Space!" Guest-starring the Impossible Man. Plus, Spidey and the Cat have their hands full with the Mad Titan, Thanos, in "The Cat and the Cosmic Cube!" Featuring the clip and collect Spidey Stamp: #23 Cat. Last 35c cover-priced issue. Cover price $0.35.