Auctions: comic books in 'Thing (Ben Grimm)', graded by CGC

Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) 61D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4268546006

Direct Edition. Cover by George Pérez and Terry Austin. "The Coming of Her!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Starhawk and Moondragon. Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Thanos cameos. Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Jerry Bingham and Gene Day. First came the mysterious and powerful being known as Him (Adam Warlock). Now, the being simply known as Her has arrived and she is seeking her counterpart. But he's dead, right? Includes a 1-page ad for the Parker Brothers Rom the Spaceknight electronic action figure that inspired the excellent comic series created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. Cover price $0.40.

Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) Annual 2 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4632048015

"Death Watch!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Thing, Captain Marvel, and the Avengers. Script by Jim Starlin. Art by Jim Starlin (breakdowns) and Joe Rubinstein (finishes). Cover by Jim Starlin. Story continues from Avengers Annual 7. After Captain Marvel, Iron Man, and Thor destroyed Thanos' synthetic power gem, victory appeared close at hand for Earth's Mightiest Heroes. But the evil genius' back up plan has worked to perfection and knocked out the Avengers! Before succumbing to unconsciousness though, Moondragon sends a desperate plea for help back to Earth, specifically to Peter Parker! The web-slinger knows that cosmic battles in outer space are not his specialty, so he swings by the Baxter Building to scoop up a friend. After a quick pow-wow, the blue-eyed idol of millions and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man blast off to save the galaxy! It's an epic encounter onboard the mad Titan's space ark as the Thing, Thor, Spider-Man, and finally Adam Warlock test their mettle vs. Thanos! Simply a fantastic annual! First appearances of Master Order and Lord Chaos. Avengers Lineup: Beast, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Note: Besides a surreal appearance in the Death of Captain Marvel Graphic Novel (1982), Thanos does not appear again until Silver Surfer (2nd series) #34 thirteen years later.) 48 pages Cover price $0.60.

Thing (1983 1st Series Marvel) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4624500001

Direct Edition. "Lifelines!" Story by John Byrne. Art by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott. Stepping out of the shadow of his team book, the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing gets his very own comic book series. Ben Grimm heads back to Yancy Street. Witness the Fantastic Four's strongest member's origins from a youthful member in the Yancy Street Gang, to his All-America football days, to his first meeting with Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), and the fateful trip on a rocket ship that forever changed his life. 32 pages, FC Cover price $0.60.