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Godzilla The Original Marvel Years Omnibus HC (2024 Marvel) 1B-1ST NM 9.4

Godzilla (1977-1979 Marvel) #1 Cover (By Herb Trimpe)

1st printing. Collects Godzilla (1977-1979 Marvel) #1-24. Written by Doug Moench. Art by Herb Trimpe, Tim Sutton, Jim Mooney, Tony DeZuniga, Klaus Janson, Fred Kida, Dan Green, Jack Abel, Frank Giacoia, and George Tuska. Cover by Herb Trimpe. Godzilla, the towering scourge of Tokyo, rises from the depths in the United States - and the Marvel Universe! For two glorious years in the 1970s, Japan's greatest export was one of Marvel's biggest stars - marching across America and battling some of the best and brightest the House of Ideas had to offer, including the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the Champions, Nick Fury and the mechanized monster fighter, Red Ronin! Godzilla goes west, travels through time to battle Devil Dinosaur and hosts one of Spider-Man's most gratuitous guest-shots ever - but when Godzilla is shrunk down to miniature size, the terrible titan proves it can still be a tiny terror! Plus: Aliens, mutants, mad scientists and epic kaiju clashes with Godzilla's fellow towering titans - including Batragon and Yetrigar! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 440 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $100.00.

Immortal Hulk Omnibus HC (2023 Marvel) 1B-1ST NM- 9.2

The Immortal Hulk #37B Timeless Variant Cover

1st printing. Collects The Immortal Hulk (2018-2021 Marvel) #1-50 and #0, The Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense (2018), Defenders: The Best Defense (2018), Absolute Carnage: The Immortal Hulk (2019 Marvel), The Immortal She-Hulk (2020 Marvel), King in Black: The Immortal Hulk (2020 Marvel), Gamma Flight (2021 Marvel)#1-5 and material from Avengers (2017 7th Series) #684 and The Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters (2021 Marvel). Written by Al Ewing, Alex Paknadel, Crystal Frasier, Bill Mantlo, and Peter David. Art by Joe Bennett, Ruy José, Le Beau Underwood, Rafael Fonteriz, Belardino Brabo, Marc Deering, Sean Parsons, Cam Smith, Eric Nguyen, Marguerite Sauvage, Garry Brown, Lee Garbett, Simone Di Meo, Martin Simmonds, Paul Mounts, Kyle Hotz, Filipe Andrade, Ryan Bodenheim, German Garcia, Tom Reilly, Matias Bergara, Javier Rodriguez, Alvaro Lopez, Mark Morales, Nick Pitarra, Butch Guice, Tom Palmer, Mattia de Iulis, Mike Hawthorne, Jon Davis-Hunt, Aaron Kuder, Alex Lins, Adam Gorham, Rachel Stott, Juan Ferreyra, Lan Medina, Mike Mignola, Bob Sharen, Jim Novak, Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer, Dan Brown, and John Workman. Flashback Panels by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Paul Reinman, Dick Ayers, and Art Simek.. Cover by Alex Ross. Is he man or monster...or is he both? Find out as Al Ewing and Joe Bennett take Bruce Banner to hell and back in the complete, infernal saga of the Immortal Hulk! Every time Bruce dies, he rises again...as the Hulk! And he is being hunted: by the government, by Alpha Flight, by the mysterious Shadow Base, even by the Avengers! But Bruce has even bigger problems. Something terrible has infected him. Something with unspeakable plans for humanity. And the answers lie beyond...the Green Door! Featuring friends and foes both old and new as well as multiple Hulk personas, this horror reinvention of a Marvel icon is like no comic book you have ever read before! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,592 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $150.00.

King in Black (2021 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.6 Stegman

Paper: White

Label #4682731022

Written by Donny Cates. Art and Cover by Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer. DARKNESS REIGNS! After a campaign across the galaxy, Knull's death march arrives to Earth and, worse yet, he hasn't come alone! With an army of hundreds of thousands of symbiote dragons at his command, the King in Black is a force unlike any Earth's heroes have ever faced. EDDIE BROCK, A.K.A. VENOM has seen firsthand the chaos that even one of Knull's symbiotic monsters can wreak - will he survive an encounter with the God of the Abyss himself? From Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Frank Martin and VC's Clayton Cowles comes the definitive chapter in their two-year-long VENOM saga that changed everything you thought you knew about symbiotes! 56 pages, full color . Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Marvel Comics Library: The Amazing Spider-Man HC (2022 Taschen) XXL Edition 1-1ST VF/NM 9.0

Includes Box and Book - Limited to 5,000 copies - XXL Edition - 11-in. x 15-in.

Includes Box and Book

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #1-21.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko.

This XXL-sized volume collects the classic first 21 stories of the world's favorite web slinger from 1962-64.

The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel and Certified Guarantee Company. With an in-depth historical essay by Marvel editor Ralph Macchio, original art, rare photographs, and other gems, these 698 pages of wall-crawling wonder will make anyone's spider-sense tingle with anticipation.

Hardcover (with Box), 11-in. x 15-in., 695 pages, full color. All Ages

NOTE: Limited to 5,000 copies.

Cover price $200.00.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 6-1ST FN+ 6.5

1st Edition - Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 2!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #11-20.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by Jack Kirby. Introduction by Stan Lee.

It was 1961 and out of the fertile imaginations of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and others emerged the Marvel Age. First came the Fantastic Four, soon to be followed by the Amazing Spider-Man, the Mighty Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, Iron Man, and the Uncanny X-Men. These were Marvel's heroes, stalwart and true, ready to face any and all threats to mankind. Marvel Masterworks were created to give fans a chance to experience this phenomenon from the beginning.

Hardcover, 234 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.95.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 1 FN 6.0

"Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. A second monthly series for the Amazing Spider-Man begins with a team-up with his friendly rival in the Fantastic Four! After bumping into the Sandman on a New York beach, the web-slinger rushes to the Baxter Building! Only Johnny Storm is home on Christmas Eve, and he agrees to help Spider-Man track down the Sandman. The wall-crawler and the torch locate their foe in New Jersey, and the breakneck battle begins! Will Spider-Man and the Human Torch go easy on the Sandman? 'Tis the season! First appearance of Misty Knight (unnamed in the story). (Notes: The Marvel Team-Up title is published bi-monthly thru issue #7. Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) 106 is also published this month. This story was reprinted in 1974 in the Marvel Treasury Special - Superhero Holiday Grab Bag.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 1 FN 6.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch.

"Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. A second monthly series for the Amazing Spider-Man begins with a team-up with his friendly rival in the Fantastic Four! After bumping into the Sandman on a New York beach, the web-slinger rushes to the Baxter Building! Only Johnny Storm is home on Christmas Eve, and he agrees to help Spider-Man track down the Sandman. The wall-crawler and the torch locate their foe in New Jersey, and the breakneck battle begins! Will Spider-Man and the Human Torch go easy on the Sandman? 'Tis the season! First appearance of Misty Knight (unnamed in the story). (Notes: The Marvel Team-Up title is published bi-monthly thru issue #7. Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) 106 is also published this month. This story was reprinted in 1974 in the Marvel Treasury Special - Superhero Holiday Grab Bag.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 1 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

"Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. A second monthly series for the Amazing Spider-Man begins with a team-up with his friendly rival in the Fantastic Four! After bumping into the Sandman on a New York beach, the web-slinger rushes to the Baxter Building! Only Johnny Storm is home on Christmas Eve, and he agrees to help Spider-Man track down the Sandman. The wall-crawler and the torch locate their foe in New Jersey, and the breakneck battle begins! Will Spider-Man and the Human Torch go easy on the Sandman? 'Tis the season! First appearance of Misty Knight (unnamed in the story). (Notes: The Marvel Team-Up title is published bi-monthly thru issue #7. Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) 106 is also published this month. This story was reprinted in 1974 in the Marvel Treasury Special - Superhero Holiday Grab Bag.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 3 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3961463001

"The Power to Purge!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Vince Colletta. The web-slinger and the Human Torch team up for the third issue in a row to take on Spider-Man's newest adversary! At the end of Amazing Spider-Man 102, Morbius the Living Vampire survived his plunge into the river. And now he's on the hunt again! Near the Empire State University campus, the torch and the wall-crawler catch up to Morbius! But under a full moon, no one is beating the Living Vampire. Stalemate is the best possible outcome against the bloodthirsty Morbius. Cameo appearances by Martine Bancroft, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, and the Thing. (Notes: This issue is the third appearance of Morbius. Parts of the story are reprinted in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #6. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 100 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4658950007

Direct Edition. Giant-size issue. "And Introducing Karma! She Possesses People!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Bob Wiacek (finishes). Cover by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. The Fantastic Four are attending an upscale reception in New York's financial district, when suddenly the Spectacular Spider-Man crashes the party! The web-slinger wants to rescue two Vietnamese children in attendance, but instead ends up battling the FF! What has possessed the wall-crawler to do this? After comparing notes, the fabulous foursome and Spider-Man realize that they are caught in the middle of a child custody battle between two high-powered telepaths! And on the East River waterfront, the life-and-death showdown takes place! First appearance of Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh). Cameo appearances by Colossus, Storm, Wolverine, and Professor Xavier. (Notes: Karma appears next in Marvel Graphic Novel 4. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 250 and also in The Complete Frank Miller Spider-Man.) Second story: "Cry--Vengeance!" Guest-starring Storm and the Black Panther. Plot by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Bob McLeod (finishes). After surviving an assassination attempt, Storm learns that an old foe from days gone by has come back for revenge. Ororo visits the Wakanda embassy to tell T'challa that Andreas De Ruyter is in New York. And just as they did many years ago on the African continent, the Black Panther and Storm team up to fight the evil of De Ruyter! 52 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) 2 GD/VG 3.0

Reprints Fantastic Four 48-50 (first Silver Surfer and Galactus), 6, & 11. Jack Kirby art. New 2-page John Buscema pin-up. Cover price $1.50.

Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) 9 VG 4.0

Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #9 features the Giant Superhero Team-Up. This issue features some of the mightiest Marvel team-ups and super-hero battles including "In the Rage of Battle" Thing vs. Sub-Mariner (Reprints Sub-Mariner #8) by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Dan Adkins, "In Combat with Captain America" Daredevil vs. Captain America (Reprints Daredevil #43) by Stan Lee and Gene Colan, "The Mighty Thor Battles the Incredible Hulk" 'nuff said (Reprints Thor #112) by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and "The Surfer and the Spider" Spider-Man vs. Silver Surfer (Reprints Silver Surfer #14) by Stan Lee and John Buscema. Guest-starring the Avengers. 84 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC 2.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0257373019

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 2 VG- 3.5

"When Lands the Saucer!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Exiled to planet Earth by his former master, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, a being empowered with the Power Cosmic itself, finds he cannot penetrate the invisible barrier which the Devourer of Worlds has encompassed the planet with. However, this barrier does not prevent others from beyond the stars from coming to Earth and wrecking havoc. Thus, when a malevolent race of aliens descend upon the unsuspecting citizens of Earth, only the Silver Surfer possesses the power to stop them. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Coming of the Krills!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. 68 pages Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 7 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2103010006

"The Heir of Frankenstein!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John John Buscema. When a madman clones the power of the Silver Surfer, the Sentinel of the Spaceways finds himself in mortal combat with a creatures who power rivals his own. Includes the Watcher back-up "I, the Gargoyle." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Dan Adkins. Final 64-page giant. First appearance of Marvel's Frankenstein. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 8 FN 6.0

"Now Strikes the Ghost!" Part 1 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. Mephisto, the very embodiment of evil, sends a powerful emissary, The Flying Dutchman, to destroy his hated enemy, the Silver Surfer. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 11 FN 6.0

"O, Bitter Victory!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. When a madman puts the Silver Surfer's true love's life in jeopardy, Norrin Radd does the only thing he can...send her back to Zen-La where she'll be safe, and perhaps lost to him forever. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 12 VG/FN 5.0

"Gather, Ye Witches!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. Can even the Silver Surfer hope to survive an encounter with the awesome might of the Abomination, a creature whose strength rivals that of the Incredible Hulk himself? Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 15 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4669815005

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Joe Sinnott. The Flame and the Fury!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Dan Adkins; The Silver Surfer tries to ask the Fantastic Four for help and ends up battling the Human Torch. Cameos by Spider-Man, the Overlord, the Stranger, Mephisto, and Galactus. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 16 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4669815006

Mephisto returns in "In the Hands of Mephisto!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Chic Stone. Letters to the editor from comic artist Geof Darrow and writer Alan Brennert. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 16 GD/VG 3.0

Cover and first wrap detached at one staple. Water spotting.

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Mephisto returns in "In the Hands of Mephisto!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Chic Stone. Letters to the editor from comic artist Geof Darrow and writer Alan Brennert. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1988 Marvel/Epic - Limited Series) 1N CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4643367009

Newsstand edition. Cover by Moebius. Parable, script by Stan Lee, art by Moebius; The Silver Surfer is a street person on Earth when Galactus arrives and proclaims himself God and tells everyone to have a good time. 36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 108 GD+ 2.5

3" Spine split from top with tape. Staple added (not manufacturing). Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Human Torch stars in "The Painter of a Thousand Perils!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein [as R. Berns] (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A counterfeiter caught by the Human Torch finds magic paints and uses them to escape from prison and strike back at the Torch; Fantastic Four guest appearance. "The Heat's On" text story, art by Don Heck. "The Silent Giant," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; An old hermit becomes enraged that the nearby redwood tree will outlive him, but when he dies the tree transforms its friend into an immortal redwood too. "The Iron Warrior," art by Steve Ditko; A knight of King Arthur's court resents the favor shown Merlin and so challenges him to a battle; Merlin's champion, a black knight, wins the competition; The envious knight still sneers at Merlin and claims he has no true magic powers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 115 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, spine split seal. Interior tearing.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Dr. Strange's 4th appearance finally provides his origin in "The Origin of Dr. Strange," script by Stan Lee (co-plot, script) and Steve Ditko (co-plot, un-credited), art by Steve Ditko; Dr. Stephen Strange, a top neurosurgeon, damages his hands in an accident and seeks out a mystic for help; He saves the seer from his treacherous student, becoming his pupil and finding a new purpose; First mentions of Dormammu and the All-Seeing Agamotto (though no actual appearances). Baron Mordo appearance. Second appearance (and brief origin) of the Sandman in "The Sandman Strikes!", script by Stan Lee (co-plot, script) and Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited), art by Dick Ayers; The Human Torch fights and defeats Spider-Mans old enemy Sandman. "Zero of Time" text story. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 121 GD 2.0

1" Spine split from top. Water damage.

Cover art by Jack Kirby/Ditko (Ditko by himself on the Dr. Strange half). The Human Torch faces the weed of crime, AKA the Plantman, in "Prisoner of the Plantman!", script by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers (co-plot), art by Dick Ayers; After improving his plant ray, The Plantman captures Johnny to get him out of the way while he pulls a robbery; After, Doris, worried about her father, begs Johnny to stop the villain; They have a duel at the Botanical Gardens. "Witchcraft in the Wax Museum!", script by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (co-plot), art by Steve Ditko; A phone call lures Strange away in his ectoplasmic form, so Baron Mordo can steal his body; Knowing that if the two are not reunited in 24 hours Strange is doomed, Mordo places a spell over the body so Strange cannot return to it. The second page of a 2-page text story, "The Salesman." Statement of ownership--average print run 321,212; average paid circulation 189,160. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 127 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3840202004

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko (inset), inks by Chic Stone and Steve Ditko (inset). The Human Torch and the Thing star in "The Mystery Villain!", script by Stan Lee (co-plot, dialogue) and Dick Ayers (co-plot), pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman; Following a race, Ben and Johnny complain to Reed that they've done pretty good and don't need a leader; Reed tells them they're free to work on their own; Ben and Johnny take part in a high-speed race, but discover on arrival that they're the only two contestants; Sub-Mariner cameo. "Duel with the Dread Dormammu!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; The mysterious girl appears and takes Strange to The Mindless Ones, destructive creatures who are held back from killing by Dormammu's willpower; Dormammu imprisons the girl for betraying him and the battle begins; With Dormammu concentrating on defeating his foe the barrier holding The Mindless Ones collapses; he is forced to join forces with Strange to stop them; Guest starring Clea; Dr. Strange receives his amulet and red-and-yellow cloak of levitation from the Ancient One. A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up of The Thing, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. 36 pgs., full color. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Dormammu and Clea. 1st appearance of The Eye of Agamotto and Cloak of Levitation. 1st battle between Doctor Strange and Dormammu. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) Annual 2 GD 2.0

Cover glued to interior pages (does not affect readability).

New 18-page Human Torch versus Spider-Man (4th appearance) story , "On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Sue Storm appearance. The rest of the issue contains reprints: "I Was the Invisible Man!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks perhaps by Paul Reinman (from Strange Tales 67); "I Was a Prisoner on the Planet of Plunder!" Art by Don Heck (from Strange Worlds 2); "I Am Robot!" Art by Joe Sinnott (from SW 1); "Worlds Within Worlds" (from World of Fantasy 16); "I Was the Man Who Lived Twice!" Art by John Buscema (from SW 3); "I Fly to the Stars!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks perhaps by Dick Ayers (from SW 3); "Prisoner 2000 A.D." Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks perhaps by Ayers (WOF 16); "I Am the Scourge of Atlantis!" Art by Ayers (from SW 2); "Nightmare Planet!" Art by Sinnott (from WOF 16); and "I Captured the Abominable Snowman!" Script by Lee, art by Ditko (from SW 1). Kirby/Ditko cover. 76 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 14 FN/VF 7.0

"Burn, Namor, Burn!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Marie Severin and Mike Esposito. Caught between the diabolical machinations of the mad Thinker and the Puppet Master, Prince Namor and the original Human Torch are forced to fight to the death! It's water vs. fire in the ultimate battle for the ages! Featuring cameos by the Avengers, Spider-Man, Nick Fury, the X-Men and the Thing. Includes pin-ups by Bill Everett, Jack Kirby, and Alan Weiss. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

Super-Villain Classics Galactus the Origin (1983 Marvel) 1N CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4643310021

Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Bob Layton. "Galactus," script by Stan Lee and Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Jack Kirby and John Byrne, inks by Vince Colletta and George Klein; In a dying universe, on the planet of Taa, scientist Galan tries to find a way for his race to survive the end of the universe; He commandeers a spaceship towards the center of the imploding universe, but he does not die in "the big crunch"; Instead, he gestates in a cocoon for billions of years in a newly-formed universe; When he emerges, it is as Galactus, and he has to feed upon the life force of planets; Re-Telling of the Origin of Galactus; Original Story done by Lee, Kirby, Colletta and Klein with some panels modified or rearranged; New material done by the other artists. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

Thing (1983 1st Series Marvel) 1D CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1284398007

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.

Thing (1983 1st Series Marvel) 1N CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4512515017

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Newsstand 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.

Ultimate Fantastic Four (2004) 6 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0075398024

Written by Brian michael Bendis & MARK MILLAR Penciled by ADAM KUBERT Cover by Dale Keown "THE FANTASTIC" pt. 6 (of 6) It was too big to fit in five issues, so we're concluding the Ultimate FF's first story line in six! The Mole Man and his army of ani-men confront the only four people in the world who can stop his plan of global conquest. Guess who they are? 32 PGS./ALL AGES ...$2.25 UPC: 5960605499-00611 Cover price $2.25.