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Showcase (1956-1978) 79 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4008176012

Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Ad for Green Lantern #65 and Brave & Bold 81. 1st appearance of Dolphin in The Fantasy at 14 Fathoms!, script and art by Jay Scott Pike; US Navy frogmen cut into a sunken WWII Navy ship to retrieve documents from a vault; And spot a white-haired girl(!) at the sea bottom; When she's brought aboard, she turns blue from suffocation--because she has gills; With regular dips in the ocean, she falls for Chris and learns some English. Ad for Ideal's Captain Action, Action Boy, and Dr. Evil toys, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Ad for 80-Page Giant Superman #212. The Kid from Atlantis!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman helps Aqualad, a rejected child from Atlantis, to overcome his fear of fish; Aquaman adopts Aqualad as his sidekick. Article on "What's In a Fanzine." Ad for Captain Action #2, art by Gil Kane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 80 VG- 3.5

Two center wraps detached at one staple.

Cover by Neal Adams. 1st Silver Age appearance of the Phantom Stranger in "Men Call Me the Phantom Stranger," script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Bill Draut; Children huddle around a candle in a cave, talking about a "curse" that is about to hit the city; The Phantom Stranger appears, and hopes to puts the children at ease with a story. "The Three Signs of Evil...", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino; In Columbus Circle in New York City, a group of sorcerers gather to make use of the full moonlight, using symbols on a board; Artist Mark Davis comes passing by, and unknowingly sketches out the symbols as his newest work of art; When the Stranger takes a look at Davis painting, he realizes that the symbols represent Columbus Circle, Times Square, and Washington Square. "I Talked with the Dead!", pencils by Leonard Starr, inks by Leonard Starr and Wayne Howard (traced & re-inked original); Before his fathers death, Dr. Thirteen made a deal that they would meet up five years after his death; If ghosts were real, then this would prove it. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Special Marvel Edition (1971) 2 FN+ 6.5

Cover art by Sal Buscema. With My Hammer In Hand...! starring Thor, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and Hawkeye. The Power! The Passion! The Pride! starring Thor and the Absorbing Man. The Secret of Sigurd!--Tales of Asgard. Where Mortals Fear To Tread! starring Thor and the Absorbing Man. Scripts by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Advertisement for a collection of six Marvel Artists Self-Portraits featuring Jim Steranko, Herb Trimpe, Gene Colan, John Romita, Jack Kirby and Buscema from Marvelmania. Stan's Soapbox by Stan Lee. 68 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Special Marvel Edition (1971) 15 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4012023003

Written by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin. Art and cover by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom. Shang Chi, making his first appearance, is a master of martial arts and the son of Fu Manchu, a Chinese mandarin and scientist. Fu Manchu sends Shang Chi to England in order to assassinate the evil Dr. Petrie for the common good. Shang Chi reluctantly agrees, but after the deed is done he is confronted by Sir Denis Nayland Smith, a former British intelligence officer who tells him the truth about Fu Manchu; that he is a nearly immortal evil mastermind. Shang Chi travels back to his father's secret lair in New York and renounces him. Text articles by Roy Thomas and Englehart about the creation of Shang-Chi. Ad for Astonishing Tales #21. A brief obituary for Syd Shores. Ad for the Marvel fan club FOOM (Friends of Ol' Marvel). 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Wakanda World of Black Panther Omnibus HC (2022 Marvel) 1A-1ST FN+ 6.5

Slice in dust jacket and cover.

Sanford Greene Cover

1st printing. Collects Rise of the Black Panther (2018) #1-6, Black Panther: World of Wakanda (2016) #1-6, Black Panther and the Crew (2017) #1-6, Black Panther: Long Live the King TPB (2018 Marvel) A Marvel Premiere Graphic Novel, Black Panther (2017 6th Series) Annual #1, Wakanda Forever: Amazing Spider-Man (2018) , Wakanda Forever: X-Men (2018), Wakanda Forever: Avengers (2018), Black Panther vs. Deadpool (2018) #1-5, Shuri (2018) #1-10, Killmonger (2018) #1-5, Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda (2019 Marvel) #1-8, King in Black: Black Panther (2021 Marvel) and The Last Annihilation: Wakanda (2021 Marvel) - plus material from Venomverse: War Stories (2017), Marvel Comics (2019 Marvel) #1000, Marvel's Voices (2020 Marvel), Marvel's Voices Legacy (2021 Marvel) and Black Panther (2018 7th Series) #23-25.

Cover by Sanford Greene.

The wondrous nation of Wakanda is full of stories - whether they star the Black Panther, his staunchest allies or his fiercest foes!

Relive the rise of T'Challa through tragedy and triumph! Join his sister, Shuri, as she balances her spiritual side with her technological genius! Discover how the boy named N'Jadaka became the deadly Erik Killmonger! See the Black Panther battle Deadpool, assemble the mighty Agents of Wakanda and tackle a Harlem murder mystery along with his Crew - Storm, Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Manifold!

Plus: action-packed tales featuring the Dora Milaje, the Midnight Angels and more from the world of Wakanda!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,376 pages, full color. Rated T+

Credits:

Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Evan Narcisse, Roxane Gay, Yona Harvey, Rembert Browne, Nnedi Okorafor, Aaron Covington, Christopher Priest, Don McGregor, Rggie Hudlin, Daniel Kibblesmith, Vita Ayala, Bryan Edward Hill, Jim Zub, Saint Bodhi, Bobby Sessions, Kaash Paige, Danny Lore, and Geoffrey Thorne.

Art by Paul Renaud, Javier Pina, Edgar Salazar, Keith Champagne, Alitha Martinez, Roberto Poggi, Afua Richardson, Jackson "Butch" Guice, Joe Bennett, Mack Chater, Stephen Thompson, André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino, Tana Ford, Terry Pallo, Scott Hanna, Daniel Acuna, Ken Lashley, Mike Perkins, Alberto Alburquerque, Ray-Anthony Height, Juan Vlassco, Oleg Okunev, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Leonardo Romero, Paul Davidson, Rachael Stott, Juan Ferreyra, Lan Medina, Craig Yeung, Scott Eaton, Sean Parsons, Brian Stelfreeze, Bernard Chang, ChrisCross, and German Peralta.

Cover price $125.00.

Witzend Magazine (1966 Wally Wood) Fanzine 6 FN+ 6.5

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Comic stories: "Alien" (script by Bil Pearson, art by Jeff Jones), "Qwamb!" (by Sorrel Garika), "The Spawn of Venus" (art by Wally Wood), and "The Avenging World" (by Steve Ditko). Also, "An Interview with Will Eisner" (by John Benson). Gray Morrow pin-up. Mike Hinge wraparound cover. Cover price $1.00.

Witzend Magazine (1966 Wally Wood) Fanzine 7 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached.

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Published by Bill Pearson (with Phil Seuling as associate publisher), Witzend, which was founded by Wallace Wood, is a critically acclaimed fanzine showcasing some of the best artists of the era. Issue #7 includes: Cobalt 60 strip by Vaughn Bode; The Avenging World part 2 strip by Steve Ditko; The Stirring Adventure of Ike and His Spoon strip by Roger Brand; Limpstrel strip by Berni Wrightson; Mister E. Master of Mayhem strip by Ditko; The Journey strip by Betty and Gray Morrow; and more. Cover art by Bode. Back cover art by Kenneth Smith. 44 pgs. Spring, 1970. $1.50 cover price. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine The Adamantium Collection HC (2013 Marvel) 1-1ST VF/NM 9.0

1st printing. Collects Wolverine The Origin (2001)#1-6, Marvel Comics Presents (1988-1995 1st Series) #72-84, Uncanny X-Men (1963) 1st Series #162, 205, 268, Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) #1-4, Wolverine (1988 1st Series) #75, 119-122, Wolverine (2003 2nd Series) #32, and Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) #1-3. Written by PAUL JENKINS, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, CHRIS CLAREMONT, LARRY HAMA, WARREN ELLIS, MARK MILLAR and JASON AARON. Art by ANDY KUBERT, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, DAVE COCKRUM, JIM LEE, FRANK MILLER, ADAM KUBERT, LEINIL YU, KAARE ANDREWS, CHRIS BACHALO, DUNCAN ROULEAU, MATTEO SCALERA, BOB WIACEK, SCOTT WILLIAMS, JOE RUBINSTEIN, MARK FARMER, DAN GREEN, MARK PENNINGTON, EDGAR TADEO, GERRY ALANGUILAN, TIM TOWNSEND, JAIME MENDOZA, AL VEY, MARK IRWIN and VICTOR OLAZABA. Cover by BILLY TAN. Slipcase by GABRIELLE DELL'OTTO. It's the best and brightest moments from Wolverine's long and storied history - presented together in a gorgeous, oversized slipcased hardcover and packed with dozens of extras, just in time for Logan's triumphant return to the big screen! Witness the transformation of sickly James Howlett into the battle-hardened Logan, and then into the metal-clawed super hero called Wolverine! Experience Logan's struggles to learn the ways of honor, control his bestial nature, and deal with a litany of friends and foes from his checkered past! Thrill to his near-fatal encounter with Magneto! And be there as Wolverine takes on the responsibility of mentoring the next generation - and opens a school! Hardcover (Slip-Cased) 720 pages, full color.

Note: This book originally comes sealed in a cardboard box. Due to nature of this packaging, selling grade refers to the book only. Item may ship with or without cardboard box. Cover price $200.00.