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Superior Foes of Spider-Man (2013) 1A CBCS 9.8 Witnessed Sig Spencer Martin

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Nick Spencer on 2/29/2020

Label #20-0E0F837-039

Cover by Marcos Martin (W) Nick Spencer (A) Steve Lieber BRAND NEW ON-GOING! Boomerang and some of Spidey's deadliest baddies prove that with terrible powers come terrible responsibilities! Rising Star Nick Spencer teams with Eisner Award winning sensation Steve Lieber for a walk on the Spider-Verse's evil side! Cover price $2.99.

Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (1995 Reprint) 1-1ST VG+ 4.5

Water spotting.

Comic-sized gold-bordered reprint of 1976 Treasury edition. Cover price $5.95.

Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (1995 Reprint) 1-2ND FN+ 6.5

Comic-sized gold-bordered reprint of 1976 Treasury edition. Cover price $5.95.

Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (1995 Reprint) 1-2ND FN+ 6.5

Comic-sized gold-bordered reprint of 1976 Treasury edition. Cover price $5.95.

Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 1 FN- 5.5

Signed by Roy Thomas. No autograph certification is included.

Cover art by Jim Steranko. It, script by Theodore Sturgeon (Original Story) and Roy Thomas (Adaptation), pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia; The muck-encrusted monster named It shambles thru the forest, where it encounters the Drew family. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 5 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4723167011

First appearance of The Living Mummy! Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; The Living Mummy comes to life and seeks out a descendant of the man that cursed him 3000 years ago. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 5 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4723167007

First appearance of The Living Mummy! Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; The Living Mummy comes to life and seeks out a descendant of the man that cursed him 3000 years ago. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 5 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4723167010

First appearance of The Living Mummy! Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; The Living Mummy comes to life and seeks out a descendant of the man that cursed him 3000 years ago. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 10 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4714816006

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Al Milgrom. A Choice of Lions!, script by Tony Isabella (co-plot), Val Mayerik (co-plot), and Len Wein (script), pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Dan Adkins; N'Kantu thinks about his past life and helps an Israeli soldier fight against Egyptian soldiers. Flying Saucer, inks by Jack Abel; A man watching a movie about an alien invasion gets caught up in the moment. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Supreme Power (2003) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0078176015

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Cover & pencils by GARY FRANK In a world with no heroes, what happens when powerful superhumans emerge? And now that the government knows that superbeings exist, what lengths will they go to use them for their own purposes? J. Michael Straczynski tells a hard-edged, mature and deeply personal saga that pushes the limits of the comics form into new, uncharted territory. 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$2.99 UPC: 5960605457-00211 Cover price $2.99.

Supreme Power (2003) 10 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0064201048

(W) J. Michael Straczynski (P & Cover) Gary Frank; "Ladies Night" Introducing Power Princess! Who is the mysterious woman? And what does her appearance mean for Hyperion? Cover price $2.99.

Suspense (1950) 13 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4723170024

"The Strange Man" (art by Joe Maneely), "When Willie Woke Up," "Speak To Me," "The Serpent," and "The Man Who Built the Ark" (art by Bill Walton). Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Suspense (1950) 18 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4435403002

52 pages. "The Cozy Coffin" (art by Joe Maneely), "The Joke" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "Creep, Hands, Creep," "The man I'm Gonna Kill" (art by Tony DiPreta), "Escape From Death," "Stay Away," and "The River!" Cover price $0.10.

Symbiote Spider-Man (2019 Marvel) 1C CGC 9.8 Artgerm Variant

Paper: White

Lau Variant Cover.

Label #4205387010

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Written by Peter David. Art by Greg Land and Iban Coello. Cover by Artgerm. Everyone knows that Spider-Man's infamous black suit would someday become the wicked web-slinger called Venom - but what happened BEFORE Peter Parker discovered the black suit's sinister secret? Find out in this dynamic tale from comics legends PETER DAVID and GREG LAND! Set during the original 'Black Suit Saga,' this is an all-new tale that pits the wall-crawling wonder against that most mystifying of menaces…MYSTERIO! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Symbiote Spider-Man (2019 Marvel) 1KRS.A CGC 9.8 Kirkham KRS Variant

Paper: White

KRS Comics Edition A.

Label #4648117015

KRS Comics A variant by Tyler Kirkham. Written by Peter David. Art by Greg Land and Iban Coello. Everyone knows that Spider-Man's infamous black suit would someday become the wicked web-slinger called Venom - but what happened BEFORE Peter Parker discovered the black suit's sinister secret? Find out in this dynamic tale from comics legends PETER DAVID and GREG LAND! Set during the original 'Black Suit Saga,' this is an all-new tale that pits the wall-crawling wonder against that most mystifying of menaces…MYSTERIO! 36 pages, full color. Rated T

Tales of Suspense (1959) 2 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

Label #2027774014

Cover by Steve Ditko. "Invasion from Outer Space," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; Alien ships appear over Earth, causing panic; After a failed military strike, the world's leaders disarm at the advice of an old astronomer, who had actually faked the ships to create unity. "The Sorcerer" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Trapped in Yesterday!", art by Carl Burgos; A disgruntled janitor uses a time machine to travel to King Arthur's time to pose as a sorcerer using technology; None of it works independently, and he is forced to mop up the great hall. "The Planet That Wasn't There!", art by Russ Heath; The world president insists on missions to find a hidden planet, always leading to failure; When his daughter is killed aboard the latest rocket, the attempts to reach "Earth" are abandoned. "The Secret of Planet "X"!", art by Steve Ditko; A dictator conquers an alien world full of unresisting people; He quickly finds that they are already slaves of the sentient plants, which now also control him through their spores. "A Robot in Hiding!", art by Joe Sinnott; When robots are banned, one robot escapes and sneaks into the palace of the dictator who ordered it; He deactivates the leader by pushing a button, since he was actually a rogue robot. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 3 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4625290001

Cover by John Buscema. "The Terrible Time Machine!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A scientist travels back in time to ancient Egypt and loses his memory after a paradoxical encounter with himself, or at least that's the story an Egyptian man dreamed after hitting his head. "The Bridge" text story. "The Thing from Planet X," art by Steve Ditko; Space explorers fall under the mental sway of a sentient plant that they collect; After destroying the ship to save Earth, they say the crash was accidental, since they wouldnt be believed. "Robot Hater!", art by Paul Reinman; A man who hates robots refuses to have a robot pilot his flight to the moon, and insists on a human pilot; The flight gets in trouble and the pilot, really a humanoid robot, saves his life. "The Haunted House!", art by Don Heck; Two fugitives hide in an old house, disguising themselves as ghosts to frighten away children; They themselves flee the house because of ghostly noises made by fifth-dimensional beings. "The Aliens Who Conquered Earth," art by Joe Sinnott; Alien invaders panic Earth with powerful disintegrating weapons, but when the president of Earth confronts them he is immune to their rays because of his own faith. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 28 VG- 3.5

Cover coming loose at one staple. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Titan, the Amphibian from Atlantis!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Russ Heath; John Cartwright, an auto executive, pretends to betray the human race to the invaders from Atlantis. "Special Sale" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Back From the Dead!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A fugitive hides on Easter Island and finds a scroll that awakens the stone heads; They turn out to be aliens, and take him with them as a zoo specimen. "The Dummy," pencils by Paul Reinman, inks by Joe Sinnott; Ventriloquist the Great Gregory and his wooden puppet Herman are both wooden aliens from Uranus! "The Secret of the Black Planet," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man escapes from a prison planet only to mistake a native creature on another world for a rocket ship and ends up about to be devoured. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 29 GD- 1.8

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "The Martian Who Stole a City!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A Martian steals a city piece by piece, until a young boy figures out that it is vulnerable to light. "Mystery Mansion" text story. "Nothing Can Save Us!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Trapped on a small planet a group of space pilots almost kill a space dragon out of fear until they realize that it protects the planet from runaway asteroids. "It Was Only a Simple Barber Shop... or Was It??!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Muggsy Bogar is a crook on the run. A mysterious figure instructs him to hide in a nearby barbershop; He goes in and the barber hides him forever. "The Thing in the Locked Room!", art by Don Heck; Prince Zemu takes a strange painting as part of his booty, only to discover it saps his life and youth from him. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 31 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4742157005

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Monster in the Iron Mask!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A seemingly invincible alien attacks Earth, but a magician realizes that he is using misdirection to keep from facing his one weakness: gas. "Time Machine" text story. "The Man Who Found Shangri-La!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A thief uses his brother to find Shangri-La; He sees a ruin full of savages and flees into the mountains to die, while his brother finds paradise, since in Shangri-La everyone gets what they deserve. "The Crackpot," art by Don Heck; An unsuccessful inventor finally gives up, throwing his final invention away; A boy accidentally uses the gun to disintegrate three communist agents without even noticing. "The Missing Link!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Scientists find a seemingly primitive man, but they discover that he is really from a future where nuclear war has destroyed civilization. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 31 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4735814022

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Monster in the Iron Mask!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A seemingly invincible alien attacks Earth, but a magician realizes that he is using misdirection to keep from facing his one weakness: gas. "Time Machine" text story. "The Man Who Found Shangri-La!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A thief uses his brother to find Shangri-La; He sees a ruin full of savages and flees into the mountains to die, while his brother finds paradise, since in Shangri-La everyone gets what they deserve. "The Crackpot," art by Don Heck; An unsuccessful inventor finally gives up, throwing his final invention away; A boy accidentally uses the gun to disintegrate three communist agents without even noticing. "The Missing Link!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Scientists find a seemingly primitive man, but they discover that he is really from a future where nuclear war has destroyed civilization. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 36 CGC 2.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Cover.

Label #4391183001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "Meet Mr. Meek! The Most Dangerous Man in the World!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Don Heck; A formula from an old book seems to give a man an uncontrollable power to turn objects into gold, but his friend figures out that it is actually an alien trick. "The Green Hat" text story. "The Final Weapon," art by Paul Reinman; A billionaire pretends to have invented an ultimate bomb to force the nations of the world to disarm. "The Gorilla from Outer Space!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A ventriloquist makes it seem that a gorilla is talking, and finds out that the gorilla really is a sentient alien. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 37 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4661981001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Haag! Hunter of Helpless Humans!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Steve Ditko; An alien hunter named Haag comes to earth looking for new game to hunt and sets out to capture humans from around the world. "Muscle Man" text story. "A Voice in the Dark," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Paul Reinman; A crook hides in a wax museum, but he is scared off by a phonogram record. The curator finds the record, but no one except the statues could have turned it on. "Behold - the Monster!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A publicity agent has a large paper machete monster created to promote a new movie but is despondent when his boss criticizes him for public complaints the object is generating; Unknown to anyone on Earth, an alien invasion force is drawing near when its commander orders the viewscreen to display a typical Earth creature so they will know what to expect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 42 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4692677011

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. "Trapped by the Red Barbarian," script by Stan Lee (plot); Robert Bernstein (as R. Berns) (script), art by Don Heck; A Soviet spymaster sends a master of disguise to steal the design of Tony Stark's latest weapon; The Actor steals the plans and learns Iron Man's secret identity, but Iron Man regains the plans and tricks the communists into killing their own agent. "Discovery" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "I Speak of the Haunted House!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Two friends make a bet about the existence of ghosts in a haunted house; The doubting friend thinks he saw no ghosts, but the house itself is a ghost. "Escape into Space," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A convict believes that he escaped his captors on a strange planet, but the plan all along was for him to serve his sentence there, thinking that he is free. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 49 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Brittle.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. First X-Men crossover (same date as X-Men #3 - January, 1964), plus first Avengers crossover (without Captain America) in the Iron Man story, "The New Iron Man Meets the Angel!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Paul Reinman; The Angel is affected by an atomic test done at one of Stark's weapons plants. His personality is altered and now he wants to join the Evil Mutants; The X-Men call the Avengers for help but only Iron Man is available. "Strange Encounter," art by Joe Maneely. "The Saga of the Sneepers!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); An alien race watches humanity's progress, worried that they will one day overtake them; With the invention of the atomic bomb and the Cold War, they decide that humanity will wipe itself out before it poses a threat. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 50 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. The first appearance of the Mandarin is in the Iron Man story, "The Hands of the Mandarin!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; The Pentagon sends Iron Man into red China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the Communist regime; Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle. "Them!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A man frantically tries to convince passersby that he is being chased by storybook characters; He is arrested by the police, but disappears from his jail cell, as he himself is a fictional character created by Larry Lieber. "Journey's End!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; A meek and lonely space pilot volunteers for a suicide mission to investigate a strange cosmic cloud; the cloud hides a utopian planet, whose inhabitants only want humans brave enough to face the unknown to visit them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 52 GD- 1.8

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman. First appearance of the Black Widow in "The Crimson Dynamo Strikes Again!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Don Rico (as N. Korok), art by Don Heck; The Black Widow and Boris are sent to America to kill Anton Vanko, the Crimson Dynamo, for defecting to America; They are also tasked with killing both Iron Man and Tony Stark. The first half of "The Magician" text story. "The Seance!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber, pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Chic Stone; A fake medium uses special effects to simulate supernatural powers, but he is taken into the spirit world by real ghosts as punishment. "The Failure!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Paul Reinman; The Earth of the future is overwhelmingly materialistic, except for one idealistic young man and his lover; They are abducted by aliens, who have determined that he is the best suited to be absolute ruler of their empire. This issue includes a statement of ownership - average print run, 318,932; average paid circulation, 188,005. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 53 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. Second appearance of the Black Widow in "The Black Widow Strikes Again!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Don Rico (as N. Korok), art by Don Heck; To redeem herself in the eyes of the communist leader, Black Widow steals the new anti-grav ray device developed by Tony Stark and attacks Fort Knox; Iron Man destroys the ray device, but the Black Widow escapes. "The Magician" text story. "The Omen," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as George Bell); A superstitious warlord thinks a flare of light is a good omen for an invasion, but when it is discovered to be a meteor his entire world must evacuate in order to survive. The Watcher origin in the fifth Tales of the Watcher, "The Way It Began," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Paul Reinman; The Watcher comes from a super-advanced race that decides to share its technology with others; When their first attempt ends in tragedy, they vow never to interfere with the affairs of less advanced species. The second half of "The Magician" (text story). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 59 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4719574004

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Iron Man and Captain America double feature begins. The Avengers guest star in the Iron Man story, "The Black Knight," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Chic Stone; Iron Man battles the Black Knight; Wasp, Giant-Man, Captain America, and Thor appear. Part of the story continues in "Captain America," the first Silver Age Captain America solo story, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; While Cap lounges around Avengers Mansion, thinking about Bucky and his place in the world, a gang of costumed thugs break in intent on stealing any secrets or weapons Stark may have lying about the place, to sell for profit; They figure Cap's "just an acrobat"; Bucky Barnes cameo; First appearance of Jarvis (the Avengers' butler). Letters page begins. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 63 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (Captain America) and Don Heck (Iron-Man), inks by Sol Brodsky (Captain America) and Dick Ayers (Iron-Man). "Somewhere Lurks the Phantom!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Iron Man stops industrial saboteur the Phantom, who turns out to be one of his employees. Captain America's origin is told for the first time in the Silver Age in "The Origin of Captain America!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frank Ray); While the Nazi war machine marches on, President Roosevelt institutes a top-secret program, "Project Rebirth"; In a secret lab, scientist Dr. Erskine gives army 4F reject and volunteer Steve Rogers the "super-soldier serum," which turns him into a virtual superman; But a Nazi spy who got past security murders Erskine before he can create an army of men like Rogers, and is killed when he runs headlong into some electrical machinery; Rogers becomes the costumed Captain America, as a symbol of freedom; Bucky Barnes appearance; Franklin D. Roosevelt cameo; This is a re-telling of "Meet Captain America" from Captain America Comics #1, March 1941. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 66 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3864974011

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. Iron Man's costume changes slightly in "If I Fail, A World Is Lost!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); US Senator Harrington Byrd has commissioned Stark Industries to build a new submarine, which is to be tested by Iron Man. "The Fantastic Origin of the Red Skull," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; The Red Skull's origin is told and Cap is brainwashed into being a Nazi. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 72 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4719574005

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Esposito. "Hoorah for the Conquering Hero!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); Returning to America following his battle against the Titanium Man, Iron Man begins to worry over the fate of his bodyguard Happy Hogan, who was critically injured in that battle. "The Sleeper Shall Awake!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and George Tuska (pencils), inks by Wally Wood (pages 1-4 uncredited) and George Tuska (pages 5-7) (pages 8-10 uncredited); Captain America goes after the Sleepers, sleeper agents planted by the Red Skull who were to activate the Sleeper robots 20 years after the War; Guest appearances by the Red Skull, the Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, and Quicksilver. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 77 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Jack Abel. "Ultimo Lives!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin), inks by Jack Abel (as Gary Michaels); While Iron Man fights the Mandarin and his Ultimo robot, senator Byrd closes down Stark Industries. "If a Hostage Should Die!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and John Romita (pencils), inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frank Ray); In a flashback to World War II, we see how Cap spends a few weeks with Peggy Carter and her resistance fighters. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 79 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Jack Abel. "Disaster!", script by Stan Lee and Gene Colan (co-plot), pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Jack Abel; On returning from the Orient, Tony Stark finds his money has been impounded, his factories shut down, and there's a warrant out for his arrest--all for failing to appear before Senator Byrd's Congressional committee; Weak and low on power, he goes to Pepper's apartment, but she's not home; In a stairwell, he dons his suit of armor and does an emergency charge; After having no better luck at Avengers HQ or Happy's apartment, he strolls down to the waterfront to think; But from the waters rises Warlord Krang's flagship; guest appearances by Sub-Mariner and Dorma. 1st modern-day appearance of The Red Skull, and the introduction of the Cosmic Cube in "The Red Skull Lives!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia; Captain America battles a squad of costumed assassins attacking a power station in the heart of NYC - but nobody else can see them; Red Skull plans to frame Cap for murder. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 80 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. Sub-Mariner guest stars in "When Fall the Mighty!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Jack Abel (as Gary Michaels); Iron Man breaks into his own factory in order to repair and recharge himself while on the run from the law; However, he is interrupted by the arrival of a surprising enemy; The story continues in Tales to Astonish #82. "He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube," script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck; Captain America rescues a pilot whose plane was shot out of the sky, only to discover he's a member of A.I.M., and he tells Cap about A.I.M.'s "supreme achievement" - The Cosmic Cube - which has been stolen by its "keeper," who's taking it to his new master... The Red Skull. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 97 VG 4.0

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Coming of... Whiplash," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Jasper Sitwell tries to remove Iron Mans helmet, but cant; Tonys cousin Morgan Stark tells the Maggia he can get them Iron Man, who battles Maggia goons. "And So It Begins--!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Two men from a crime syndicate attack Captain America; Black Panther visits an outpost, but finds that the men guarding have been wiped out; SHIELD Agent 13, Caps lover, disguises herself as a female spy called Irma Kruhl before going on a dangerous mission. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 98 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4722034003

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Claws of the Panther!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Captain America and Black Panther join forces to combat the henchmen of Baron Zemo. "The Warrior and the Whip!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Iron Man creates holograms of himself to confuse Whiplash during their battle; Jasper Sitwell has searches for Tony Stark at Stark Industries; He discovers that Morgan Stark took Iron Man away. Letter from comics writer Bob Gale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 98 VG/FN 5.0

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Claws of the Panther!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Captain America and Black Panther join forces to combat the henchmen of Baron Zemo. "The Warrior and the Whip!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Iron Man creates holograms of himself to confuse Whiplash during their battle; Jasper Sitwell has searches for Tony Stark at Stark Industries; He discovers that Morgan Stark took Iron Man away. Letter from comics writer Bob Gale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 98 VG 4.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Claws of the Panther!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Captain America and Black Panther join forces to combat the henchmen of Baron Zemo. "The Warrior and the Whip!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Iron Man creates holograms of himself to confuse Whiplash during their battle; Jasper Sitwell has searches for Tony Stark at Stark Industries; He discovers that Morgan Stark took Iron Man away. Letter from comics writer Bob Gale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of the Zombie (1973) Magazine 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4689077006

Simon Garth dies but is brought back to life as a zombie and doomed to walk the earth as one of the living dead. In a three part story, "Alter of the Damned" (Script by Steve Gerber and Roy Thomas and art by John Buscema and Tom Palmer), "Zombie" (Script by Stan Lee and art by Bill Everett) and "Night of the Walking Dead" ) Script by Steve Gerber and art by John Buscema and Syd Shores) a former employee's revenge seals Garth's fate into becoming a zombie but he still fights to protect his daughter. Issue also has "Iron Head (Script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers), an article about the zombie in the movies, "The Thing from the Bog" (script by Kit Pearson and Marv Wolfman and art by Pablos Marcos), and "Mastermind" (script and art by Tom Sutton). All stories are in black and white. Cover price $0.75.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 6 GD 2.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Oxidation.

Cover by Jack Kirby. I Saw the Invasion of the Stone Men, art by Steve Ditko; Stone men rise out of the ground and set off a panic. Patent Pending text story. I Was the Man Under Glass!, art by Joe Sinnott; An arrogant businessman becomes governor of an alien planet and lives in an oxygen-filled dome, forbidding the natives from entering. I Laughed at the Great God, Pan!, art by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule; A man with his date at the museum laughs at the painting of Pan; The museum guard chastises him for it. I Became a...Human Bomb!, art by Paul Reinman; A criminal sneaks aboard an experimental nuclear missile planning to hijack it and sell it to the Soviets. I Was a Prisoner of the Living Statues!, art by John Forte. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 16 GD 2.0

Heavy water damage.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Here Comes...Thorr the Unbelievable, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; When Professor Linus mistakenly wakes up Thorr the Unbelievable he has to stop him from waking up his fellow warriors and taking over the world. The Bridge text story. My Touch Means... Doom!, art by Don Heck; A teller plans to rob his bank to pay for his wife's surgery. Save Me from the Mole Men!, art by Paul Reinman; A fighter who is cruel and likes to hurt his opponents finds out that there are some creatures stronger than him, and they like to hurt their opponents also. I Am the Victim of the Sorcerer!, art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 25 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4695723012

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Was Captured by the Creature from Krogarr!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A dissolute human is targeted by an alien that can transport items through television sets, but he is saved by his failure to pay the electric bill. The Party text story. Behold Him! He Is the Martian!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A spy from Jupiter disguised as a human stows away on the first rocket from Earth to Mars. The Gypsy's Revenge!, art by Don Heck; An American criminal robs an old gypsy man, ignoring his pleas and curses. Where Lurks the Ghost!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man spends the night in a haunted house with the houses caretaker. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 27 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Missing front cover.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Man in the Ant Hill!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. Trouble Bubble text story, art by Joe Maneely. Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall..., art by Don Heck; Bill Carter purchases a mirror for his wife's birthday; It turns out to be cursed and she falls under the control of an undead sorceror until the mirror is broken. The Talking Horse, art by Bob Forgione; The horse Silverstreak convinces the abusive jockey Barney to bet on them winning the next race. Dead Planet!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A warrior race conquers world after world, but on one of them there seems to be life but their warrior can find none and dies of loneliness. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 36 VG 4.0

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Challenge of Comrade X!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Ant-Man is hunted by a Soviet agent sent to capture him, but a beautiful stranger warns him of the spy's whereabouts. From Outer Space text story. The Hands of Time!, art by Paul Reinman; A fugitive steals a clock that turns back time; He becomes young again and tries to commit the perfect crime. The Search for Pan!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man arrives in a small village looking for Pan, whom all the villagers affirm does exist. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 40 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4713880014

Cover by Jack Kirby. The Day Ant-Man Failed!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky; Ant-Man investigates a series of hijackings; He pretends to be sick to lure the hijacker into the open. I Was Trapped in the Mad Universe!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A boy finds a device from the future that transports him to an alternate dimension with nearly identical versions of him and his family. Bird Talk text story. The Worst Man on Earth!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A criminal in the year 2000 is sentenced to be exiled from humanity for his various crimes as the death penalty has been abolished. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 45 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4695723014

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Terrible Traps of Egghead!, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [H. E. Huntley], art by Don Heck; Egghead forms a new gang and sets a trap for the Wasp, hoping to use her against Ant-Man. The Future text story. Bronson's Brain!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Bronson, an incredible genius upset that no one on earth can match his tremendous intellect, builds a space ship and travels to a planet of highly advanced aliens. It Walks Like a Man!, script by Stan Lee and Robert Bernstein [as R. Berns], art by Paul Reinman; A man is disturbed by his daughter's attachment to her new robot playmate, but changes his mind when it saves her life. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 53 VG 4.0

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Trapped by the Porcupine!, script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers; The Porcupine uses Giant-Man's fan club to attack him and then he captures the Wasp. The Clock text story. When Wakes the Colossus!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Don Heck; An alien warlord builds a giant statue to intimidate the superstitious, but it comes to life and takes the side of the rebels against him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 57 FR 1.0

Severe water damage. 2" Spine split from bottom.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. On The Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers and Paul Reinman; Egghead tricks Giant-Man into attacking Spider-Man in order to distract them while he robs an armored car. A Voice in the Dark!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Chic Stone; The Wasp stops a thief by pretending to be the Invisible Girl. Ads for Fantastic Four #28 and The Amazing Spider-Man #14, art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Sol Brodsky. The Balloon text story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 58 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4735814023

Captain America has a cameo in the Giant-Man story, "The Coming of Colossus!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman. Back-up story: "The Magician and the Maiden!" Plot by Lee, script and art by Larry Lieber. Jack Kirby/Sol Brodsky cover. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.