Auctions: comic books in 'Sub-Mariner', graded by CGC

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 100 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4088679001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores and Joe Sinnott. First issue, continued from Tales of Suspense 99. Origin of Captain America retold, as originally depicted in Avengers #4, in "This Monster Unmasked!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; Baron Zemo orders Agent 13, who is posing as female spy Irma Kruhl, to execute Captain America and Black Panther; Zemo plans to use a solar ray to destroy America; Agent 13, Captain America and Black Pather battle Zemos robot, Destructon. Brief Nick Fury appearance. Cameos by the Avengers and the Sub-Mariner. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 77 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0749404004

Cover art by Sal Buscema. ...And So Enters the Amazing Spider-Man, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; It's angst a'plenty as DD and Spidey mourn over lost love both before and during a fight with the Sub-Mariner; brief Mary Jane Watson appearance; Gwen Stacy cameo. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 77 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4711163017

Cover art by Sal Buscema. ...And So Enters the Amazing Spider-Man, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; It's angst a'plenty as DD and Spidey mourn over lost love both before and during a fight with the Sub-Mariner; brief Mary Jane Watson appearance; Gwen Stacy cameo. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Dark Ages (2021 Marvel) 1E CGC 9.4 SS Stegman Stegman 1:50 Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Ryan Stegman on 2/1/22 Stegman Variant Cover

Label #3951082001

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Iban Coello. Cover by Ryan Stegman. This is what the Watcher has been watching for! A danger older than the Earth threatens everything. For once, the heroes who have saved the planet so many times are almost powerless in the face of it. X-Men and Avengers assemble. Spider-People and Fantastic Four come together. Heroes for Hire fight alongside Champions. None of it will be enough. The lights are about to go out. The world outside our window...is about to end. An all-new saga of the Marvel Universe as you've never seen it before from Tom Taylor and Iban Coello! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 100 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4651107007

Cover art by Al Milgrom. Hell on Earth!, script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Don Perlin (breakdowns), Joe Sinnott (finished art), Sal Trapani (finished art), Jack Abel (finished art), Al Milgrom (finished art), and Frank Giacoia (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott (pages 1-16, 22, 24-33, 35-37), Sal Trapani (pages 17, 19, 38), Jack Abel (pages 18, 23), Al Milgrom (page 20), and Frank Giacoia (pages 21, 34); Patsy Walker is Satan's daughter; Mephisto shows Clea as a Queen over a mystic realm. 52 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 103 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4313127014

"At War with Atlantis!" 2/3. Guest-starring the Sub-Mariner. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by John Verpoorten. Cover by John Romita and John Verpoorten. The Avenging Son is in all-out attack mode as Atlantis' invasion fleet prepares to strike New York City! And the Master of Magnetism is at Namor's side pushing him into battle! Meanwhile at the Baxter Building, Mr. Fantastic contacts the White House asking for a chance to negotiate with the Sub-Mariner before the U.S. military responds. The president grants Reed Richards' request, so the Thing, Human Torch, and Mr. Fantastic head out to sea to confront the Prince of Atlantis! It's another awesome slugfest between the Sub-Mariner and the Fantastic Four! But while the fight rages in the ocean, Magneto commandeers Namor's flagship and puts his own plans of conquest into motion! Cameo appearances by President Richard Nixon, Lady Dorma, Agatha Harkness, and Franklin. 36 pages Cover price $0.15.

Giant Size Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) 2 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4534271010

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"To Bestride the World!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Inks by Sam Grainger. Cover by Gil Kane and Al Milgrom. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the Sub-Mariner intercepts a super-tanker! And then he proceeds to sink it! Why is Prince Namor so angry? Before the Sub-Mariner can calm down, Doctor Doom pays a visit to Atlantis! The Latverian Monarch is ready to team up with the Prince of Atlantis to rule the world! The powerful duo flies to Dr. Doom's castle in Latveria to discuss their pending partnership, when suddenly the Doomsman and an army of androids attack! Is this super-villain team up going to be over before it even begins? Story continues in Super-Villain Team-Up 1. Cameo appearances by the Thing and Lockjaw. Flashback cameo by the Faceless One. (Notes: The plot in this issue briefly crosses over with Fantastic Four 160. The Doomsman's prior appearance was in Astonishing Tales 3.) Reprint story: "The Terrible Threat of the Living Brain!" Script by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Peter Parker takes on Flash Thompson in the boxing ring, and then the web-slinger battles the Living Brain in the hallways of Midtown High. Story originally published in Amazing Spider-Man 8. 64 pages Cover price $0.50.

Invaders (1975 Marvel 1st Series) 25 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white

Label #4590966008

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Part 2 of 2 - "The Power of the Panzers!" Story continued from Invaders #23. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Frank Robbins and Frank Springer. Even the power of the Invaders pales in comparison to that of the Scarlet Scarab. Can even the greatest heroes of World War II survive this fateful confrontation? 32 pages FC   Cover price $0.35.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 13 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #3742457019

Giant-size issue. Captain Marvel stars in "Where Stalks the Sentry!" Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Paul Reinman. The story continues in Captain Marvel 1 (1968). The remainder of the issue consists of Golden Age reprints: the Black Knight by Joe Maneely (1955), the Human Torch by Dick Ayers ("Fugitive at Large!"; 1954); the Vision (1941); Captain America by John Romita Sr. ("Top Secret!"; 1953); and the Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett ("Invasion!"; 1955). Letter to the editor from comic artist Dave Cockrum. Colan cover pencils. 1st Carol Danvers (pre Ms. Marvel). Cover price $0.25.

Namor the Sub-Mariner (1990 1st Series) 18 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #3950617018

"Double Cross!" Part 4 of 4. Guest-starring Namorita, Misty Knight, and Shanna the She-Devil. Punisher cameo. Story, art, and cover by John Byrne. The recently resurrected Danny Rand has been revealed to actually be the shape-changing Super-Skrull! Can even the mighty Sub-Mariner defeat an adversary who possesses all the powers of the Fantastic Four? Plus, Desmond Mars is visited by a most unexpected guest! Cover price $1.00.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 5 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4268917006

1st appearance of Tiger Shark. "Watch Out for Tiger Shark!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia. Get ready for the most dangerous creature that ever swam the ocean depths - Tiger Shark. Can even the mighty Sub-Mariner survive this deadly new foe? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 49 CGC 9.2

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4685373009

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Dreamstone," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Namor falls beneath the might of Modok and his androids; Doctor Doom is forced to confront Modok directly; Namor manages to free himself and reach the Cosmic Cube; Doom meets up with him, but Namor has secured the destruction of the Cosmic Cube; They both flee as the Cosmic Cube's explosion destroys the A.I.M. base. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.