Auctions: comic books in 'Anthology / Collection'

All American Comics (1939) 76 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3813243005

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Springtime for Doiby!, script by Alfred Bester, art by Paul Reinman; Green Lantern agrees to discover the whereabouts of a distraught father's son, unaware that the man and the boy are criminals in league together. Second Childhood starring Winky, Blinky and Noddy, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Man with the Long-Distance Eyes starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier (signed as Stan Josephs); A man with a vision problem consulting Dr. McNider is kidnapped by a gang of crooks. A Flight for Freedom! starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Britain Omnibus HC (2021 Marvel) Expanded Edition 1B-1ST VF/NM 9.0

Ron Wilson Cover

1st printing. Collects Material from Captain Britain (1976-1977 Marvel UK) #1-39; Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain (1977 Marvel UK) #231-#247; Hulk Comic (1979-1980 Marvel UK) Hulk Weekly #1, 3-55, and 57-63; Marvel Super Heroes (1979) UK Magazine #377-388; The Daredevils (1981 Marvel UK) #1-11; The Mighty World of Marvel (1983 UK Magazine) #7-16; Captain Britain (1985) #1-14; Marvel Tales (1964 Marvel) #131-133; Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #65-66; New Mutants (1983-1991 1st Series) Annual #2; and The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) Annual #11.

Cover by Ron Wilson and Frank Giacoia. Back Cover by Ron Wilson and John Kalisz.

Follow the United Kingdom's greatest champion from the streets of London to the mystic realm of Otherworld!

Brian Braddock, hand-picked for greatness by the sorcerer Merlyn, has made the fateful choice between the sword of might and the amulet of right - and become a hero! Now, thrill to a complete collection of Captain Britain's iconic UK adventures - from questing alongside the Black Knight to battling Jim Jaspers and the Fury to prevent Earth from becoming a crooked world! But when Brian suffers a crisis of faith, will his sister Betsy inherit the mantle?

Featuring the Special Executive, the Warpies, the Captain Britain Corps, Meggan and more!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,360 pages, PC/PB&W. Rated T+

Credits:

Written by Chris Claremont, Gary Friedrich, Larry Lieber, Jim Lawrence, Steve Parkhouse, Dave Thorpe, Alan Davis, Mike Collins, Jamie DeLano, Bob Budiansky, Len Wein, Paul Neary, Steve Craddock, Mark Farmer, Grant Morrison, Dez Skinn, and Roy Thomas.

Art by Herb Trimpe, John Buscema, Ron Wilson, Bob Budiansky, John Byrne, John Stokes, Steve Parkhouse, Mike Collins, Pablo Marcos, Noel Davis, George Tuska, Howard Purcell, Fred Kida, Tom Palmer, Dave Hunt, Paul Neary, Mark Farmer, Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, Dan Adkins, and Alan Davis.

Cover price $125.00.

Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant (2021 DC) 1A CGC 9.8 SS Joshua Williamson Bermejo

Paper: White

Signed by Joshua Williamson on 7/24/22.

Label #4076940002

Written by Danny DeVito, Wes Craig, G. Willow Wilson, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Nadia Shammas, Joshua Williamson, Stephanie Phillips, Dan Watters and Mairghread Scott. Art by Dan Mora, Wes Craig, Emma Rios, Riccardo Federici, Max Raynor, Max Fiumara, Skylar Patridge and Ariela Kristantina. Cover by Lee Bermejo. Gotham City may be protected by the Dark Knight, but this major metropolitan destination is also plagued by some of the deadliest, most nefarious villains in the DC Universe! In this oversize anniversary giant, DC Comics proudly presents tales of Batman's deadliest foes written and drawn by some of the biggest, most exciting names in comics! 2021 marks an anniversary year for the Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Ra's al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, the Mad Hatter, Killer Moth, and the original Red Hood, and this Anniversary Giant brings these baddies to life in some big ways! Also featuring the anniversary celebration of the Penguin, written by none other than the man who brought Oswald Cobblepot to life in Batman Returns, star of the silver screen Danny DeVito! Featuring: The Penguin in "Bird Cat Love" by Danny DeVito and Dan Mora; Scarecrow in "The Fearless Man" by Wes Craig; Poison Ivy in "Ophiocordyceps Lamia" by G. Willow Wilson and Emma Rios; Ra's al Ghul in "Demon's Game" by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Riccardo Federici; Talia al Ghul in "The Second Eye" by Nadia Shammas, Joshua Williamson and Max Raynor; Red Hood in "For the Sky Is Red" by Stephanie Phillips and Max Fiumara; Mad Hatter in "The Perfect Fit" by Dan Watters and Skylar Patridge; and Killer Moth in "The Happiest Man in Gotham" by Mairghread Scott and Ariela Kristantina. Plus pin-ups by David Lapham, Khary Randolph, Jill Thompson, Ken Lashley, Christian Ward and Gabriel Hernandez Walta. 96 pages, full color. Ages 13+ Cover price $9.99.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3985907003

Direct Edition. Wolverine in Weapon X: Prologue - by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 4: A Momentary Taste of Being" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Red Wolf in "Flesh of My Flesh" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Javier Saltares (art); Bengal, Lobo (wolf partner of Red Wolf) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D VF+ 8.5

Direct Edition. Wolverine in Weapon X: Prologue - by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 4: A Momentary Taste of Being" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Red Wolf in "Flesh of My Flesh" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Javier Saltares (art); Bengal, Lobo (wolf partner of Red Wolf) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 82 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4325502021

Weapon X (Chapter 10). Wolverine by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Firestar in "Life During War Time - Part 1: The Price of Freedom" by Marie Javins & Marcus McLaurin (script) & Dwayne Turner (art); Iron Man in "Making Real Progress" by Bill Mumy (script) & Bill Leialoha (art); Power Man in "Hero in Hiding" by Marcus McLaurin (script) & Sal Velluto (art); White Queen, Freedom Force (Mystique, Blob, Destiny. Spiral, Avalanche) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 85 CGC 9.8 SS Keith/ Lee/ David

Paper: White

Signed by Sam Keith, Jae Lee on 8/12/16 and Peter David on 10/9/16

Label #1430327003

Cover art by Sam Kieth. Blood Hungry Part 1: First Scent starring Wolverine, script by Peter David, art by Sam Kieth. Life During War Time Part 4: Fire In The Hole starring Firestar, script by Marcus McLaurin and Marie Javins, pencils by Dwayne Turner, inks by Chris Ivy and Jose Marzan. Just Friends Part 1: Professor! starring Beast, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Rob Liefeld and Jae Lee, inks by Tim Dzon. The Dude In the Really Rad Armor! starring Speedball, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Chris Ivy. Back cover pencils by Jae Lee. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 148 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4298433010

Cover art by Phil Hugh Felix. Tower of Blood Part 2: Vengeance Forsaken starring Vengeance, script by Chris Cooper, pencils by Reggie Jones, inks by Fred Harper. Hearts and Minds starring Captain Universe, script by Dan Slott, pencils by Bill Wiley, inks by Bud LaRosa. Triumph of the Hunter Black Panther, script by Don Hillsman and David Devries, art by Don Hillsman. 500 Guns starring American Eagle, script by John Figaroa, art by Ron Wilson. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 166 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4293837008

Cover art by Paul Johnson. Behold The Man Part 3 starring Man-Thing, script by Simon Jowett, art by Paul Johnson. The Great American Mall Shoot-Out Part 1 starring Spider-Woman, script by Nel Yomtov, pencils by John Czop, inks by Tim Dzon. Part 3: Tempered Steel starring Vengeance, script by Chris Cooper, pencils by Reggie Jones, inks by Fred Harper. Cutting Class Part 1 starring Turbo, script by Evan Skolnick, pencils by Guy Dorian, inks by John Stokes. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.75.

Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 5 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #3913476001

Wraparound cover pencils by Marshall Rogers, inks by P. Craig Russell. "To Steal the Sorcerer's Soul!", script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Marshall Rogers (breakdowns) and P. Craig Russell (finishes), inks by P. Craig Russell; Hungry for power, Nicodemus attempts to steal Doctor Strange's abilities. Strange and Clea work together to set things right; Continued from events in The Defenders #53. "Shall Freedom Endure...," script by Roger McKenzie, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by John Beatty; Captain America encounters Stryker Jr. Shooter's Page article, script and art by Jim Shooter. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present) 1st Edition 2-1ST VF- 7.5

Signed by Stan Lee (interior page). Does not include certificate of authenticity.

1st Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 1!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #1-10.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, George Klein, Sol Brodsky, and Dick Ayers. Cover by Jack Kirby and George Klein. Introduction by Stan Lee.

It was 1961, 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, 252 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.95.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present) 1st Edition 98-1ST FN+ 6.5

residue on dust jacket and hardcover.

Volume 98 - 1st printing. "ATLAS ERA TALES OF SUSPENSE!" Collects Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #11-20. Written by STAN LEE and LARRY LIEBER. Art by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, DON HECK, PAUL REINMAN, and REED CRANDALL. Cover by JACK KIRBY. Introduction by Roger Langridge. It seems you just can't scare the love of a good 80-foot thing from another dimension out of a Marvel Masterworks fan. We're not one to argue with anyone whose postal code reads "Unknownable Beyond" - so with regrets to the mailman, prepare your post office box for the likes of Sporr, Gor-Kill, Elektro, the Colossus, Metallo and Kraa the Unhuman! This collection from the beyond is full of more amazing monster firsts than Masterworks we've yet imagined, and there's no evidence better than the first-ever father/son space-monster invasion. Yes, it's none other than the fan-favorite Goom, and Googam, Son of Goom! Complemented by tales of thrilling suspense and sci-fi from Marvel Founding Fathers Steve Ditko and Don Heck, there's a something for anyone and everyone looking for a break from the bounds of reality in TALES OF SUSPENSE! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Marvel Spotlight (1979 2nd Series) 6 FN 6.0

Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "The Saga of Star-Lord!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Rubinstein. The saga of Peter Quill, the invincible Star-Lord begins! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Here's your chance to get caught up on the cosmic adventures of the hero that currently leads the Guardians of the Galaxy. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.40.

Scoop Comics (1941) 3 0.3

Stories and art by George Tuska, Ken Battefield, Ernie Hart, Charles Sultan, Richard Speed, Bill Madden and Art Pinajian. A catch-all anthology from Chesler / Dynamic, featuring adventure, superheroes and comedy. Rocketman investigates after an atomic scientist is murdered and his daughter is kidnapped. Rocket Boy takes his flying suit to Africa to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance, but first he must find a lost diamond mine and battle a lion. In a macabre, unusual story, heroic witch Mother Hubbard battles a band of ogres that are stealing children's eyes; if she beats them, she can magically restore the eyes. Mother Hubbard was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Fun cover by an unknown artist. Master Key; Rocketman; Plenty of Noise for a Penny; Mother Hubbard; Scoop Daily: Sacrifice; Rocketboy; Globe Trotter; Dan Hastings: The Return of Dr. Strange; Corporal Grant. Title changes to Yankee Comics (1941 Armed Service Edition) for issues #4-7. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 7 GD 2.0

1.25" Cumulative spine split.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. 2nd appearance of Challengers of the Unknown in "Ultivac is Loose!" ULTIVAC Is Loose!, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jack Kirby; Felix Hesse, a German scientist, comes pleading to the Challengers to save him from Ultivac, "a creature of my own making... but now out of control!" Chapter 2: A Challenger Must Die!, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jack Kirby; The Challengers consult Director June Robbins, computer expert; She deduces radioactive materials have given ULTIVAC super-intelligence; She runs a computation to find their odds, and the card reads, "ULTIVAC WILL FALL WHEN A CHALLENGER DIES!" Dead or Alive? filler page with Robert Louis Stevenson. Chapter 3: The Fearful Millions, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jack Kirby; Hesse shoots ULTIVAC with a ray gun; The robot falls; Now Hesse and Barker can "make millions"; ULTIVAC is clamped and displayed in Yankee Stadium in New York before thousands. Moolah the Mystic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Supernatural Sleuths; "Ju-Ju" detectives & the Man with the "Radar Brain" are among those who exploit superstition to make men confess. Chapter 4: The Fatal Prediction, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jack Kirby. Reprinted in Challengers of the Unknown 75. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 8 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0295007001

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 2nd appearance of the Flash in "The Secret of the Empty Box!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City; While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town. Origin and 1st appearance of Capt. Cold in "The Coldest Man on Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages; But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in. "The Race of Wheel and Keel," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Harry Lazarus; A race between a stagecoach and a clipper ship; The stagecoach leaves from Saint Louis for California and the clipper leaves from New York for California. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 9 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4024260002

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Girl in Superman's Past, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino; Lois meets Lana Lang for the first time, and the girls immediately compete to see whom Superman likes better, but Superman refuses to fall into their traps. The New Lois Lane, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino; Superman hopes that Lois' constant snooping to find his identity will provide evidence to convince "Con" Conners that he is wrong in believing that Clark Kent is Superman. Sleuths In Skirts article. Mrs Superman, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Lois dreams she's married to Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 11 GD+ 2.5

1.5" Cumulative spine split.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. 3rd apearance of Challengers of the Unknown in The Day the Earth Blew Up, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Bruno Premiani; At the Pentagon, Navy officers and scientists are stumped; Two scientists mysteriously disappeared in Antarctica; They call in "men capable of handling the unknown," and Ace takes the call; He, Rocky, and Red fly; They'll pick up Prof along the way; Off New Guinea, Prof is astounded to find a volcano rising from the sea bed; In the Antarctic, the Challengers snow-tractor toward the mystery spot; The tractor bogs in a snowstorm and needs repairs; Ace and Rocky explore and fall through thin ice!; They land on a futuristic bridge; Above, Prof and Red are captured by skinny orange aliens in bubble-suits. Just Imagine story, art by Virgil Finlay. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 15 GD- 1.8

Cover by Bob Brown. 1st appearance of the Space Ranger in "The Great Plutonium Plot," script by Gardner Fox (plot) and Edmond Hamilton (script), art by Bob Brown; A renegade scientist is stealing all the Plutonium in the galaxy; He hopes to rule the Solar System with his "Teleportator," but needs the radioactive chemical to power it; The Space Ranger follows a few space pirates (via an Audium trail - soundwaves) and is able to locate their hideout. "The Robot Planet," script by Gardner Fox (plot) and Edmond Hamilton (script), art by Bob Brown; Rick Starr finds an odd machine floating in space and takes it aboard his ship to study back at headquarters; Later, he and Cryll receive a surprise visit from Myra, who tells them that there are odd machines orbiting the sun, pulling the planets, including Earth, out of their orbit; When she sees the machine they were examining, Myra exclaims that it's just like the others; Rick is determined more than ever to examine the machine and get to the bottom of this threat; He finds that the device is made from a metal found on a world in the Sirius system, and he takes off with Myra and Cryll to find out more. Space Ships of the Past, art by Jack Kirby. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 23 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4326601002

2nd appearance of Green Lantern. Cover and interior pencils by Gil Kane, cover and interior inks by Joe Giella. Summons from Space!; Green Lantern travels to Venus to save a blue-skinned caveman-like race from attack by yellow Pterodactyl-like creatures. The Invisible Destroyer!; When Dr. Phillips is distracted, The Invisible Destroyer is released from his mind. Scripts by John Broome. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 28 FR/GD 1.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover art by Russ Heath. 2nd appearance of Sea Devils in The Prize Flippers!, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devils compete with each other to win the flippers that belong to Dane's father; Everyone knows how badly Nicky wants them, so they each disparage their own efforts in the competition. The First Frogman, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Scyllis, a Greek diver in the fifth century B.C., performs great underwater feats. Undersea Prison!, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devils agree to help Mona Moray locate her missing father. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 30 CGC 2.0 SS Ramona Fradon

Paper: Off white to white

Signed By Ramona Fradon on 1/18/23.

Label #2768809003

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. The Creatures from Atlantis starring Aquaman and Aqualad, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman gets an S.O.S. from Atlantis; Aquaman is captured, but he learns the plans of the Amphibious Aliens. The Battle of the Sea Creatures starring Aquaman and Aqualad, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman and Aqualad stop amphibious aliens and force them back to their own dimension. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 34 FR 1.0

Front and back cover tearing. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Origin and 1st appearance of Silver Age Atom in "Birth of the Atom!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Scientist Palmer is experimenting with his reducer lens to try and reduce objects in size without blowing them up, all without success; However, when he, Jean and students are trapped in a cave-in, he decides to use the lens on himself and save the others before he is destroyed. "Battle of the Tiny Titans!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When one of Jean Loring's friends is accused of stealing money from the bank where she works as a teller, she explains that a little man appeared and stole the money; When Jean tells Ray that her friend is a trustworthy person, Ray decides to see what he can do with his shrinking powers. 2-page text history of the Atom from the Golden Age by Julius Schwartz, art by Ben Flinton; E. E. Hibbard. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 40 VG/FN 5.0

Water spotting.

4th appearance of the Metal Men. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Day the Metal Men Melted!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men battle Chemo after he turns Doc Magnus into a radioactive giant. Continued in Metal Men #1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 43 GD- 1.8

4.25" Cumulative spine split. Only one staple (manufacturing).

1st Silver Age movie adaptation. Cover art by Bob Brown. Five B&W photos of James Bond and Doctor No. Doctor No, art by Norman J. Nodel; In Jamaica, John Strangways is grabbed by three "blind" beggars; He was checking on "massive interference" with Cape Canaveral rocket launches; Bond goes to Jamaica and zeroes in on Crab Key; He survives fist fights, a tarantula in his bed, gunshots, and being run off the road; Finally, with the help of Honey Ryder and Quarrel, a fisherman, he reaches the island; based on the 1962 feature film. The Man Behind the Typewriter; Background on James Bond and his creator, Ian Fleming. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 66 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella. (Part 1) The Birth of B'wana Beast, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Roussos; Origin of B'wana Beast; In Africa, Game Rangers Mike Maxwell (Caucasian) and Rupert Zambesi Kenboya (Negro) crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro; Kenboya gives Maxwell a mineral-laced drink and a talking red ape gives him a strange helmet; He gained animal strength, can control animals, and even blend them magically into giant hybrids like a rhino-buffalo. Captain Action ad. Ad for Detective Comics #359, the debut of Batgirl. Ad for the 80-Page Giant Superman #193. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Plastic Man #2, vs. The Spider. Ad for Batman #189. Part 2 The Birth of B'wana Beast, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Roussos; origin story continues. Ad for Strange Adventures #196 and Tales of the Unexpected #99. B'Wana Beast's Real Africa; article about the modern Africa. Champs Against Odds! public service announcement, pencils by Jack Schiff, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; featuring Mickey Mantle, Wilma Rudolph, and Ben Hogan. Part 3 The Birth of B'wana Beast, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Roussos; origin story continues, then continues to next issue. Ad for Challengers of the Unknown #54 and Doom Patrol #109. Ad for GI Joe figures and accesories. Captain Billy & the Kid! Renwal Model Planes ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 68 CBCS 3.5 SS Barbara Friedlander

Paper: Off white to white

Witnessed Signature: Barbara Friedlander on 7/31/2021.

Label #21-306BA3D-002

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito. A Crooks' Tour of Palisades Amusement Park! or, How to Cook a Goose!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito; The Maniaks are "not to be confused with the Beatles, the Monkees, or anyone in his right mind!"; Jangle can do sound effects and impressions; Pack Rat is a gadgeteer; Flip is a contortionist; And Silver Shannon is "The Mod Miser", a golddigger; They perform at Palisades Park, mobbed by teenage girls! Ad for Challengers of the Unknown #56. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Superboy 138, an 80-Page Giant. Part II You Have to Use Your Noodle When You're in the Soup!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito; The Flips run from two gangs; Pack Rat cobbles a pop-gun and fishhooks to make a grapple to snag the cable car; Flip bounces so much gangsters can't nail him; Pack Rat cobbles an electro-magnet to catch bullets. Ad for The Adventures of Bob Hope #105 and The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #100. Part III. Next on the Menu--Just Desserts, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito. Ad for Metamorpho #12, art by Ramona Fradon. Ad for Aurora The Rat Patrol model kit. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 75 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4254420007

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Ad for Secret Six #2 and Brave & Bold 78. 1st appearance of the Hawk and the Dove in Prologue (Table of Contents), script by Steve Skeates and Steve Ditko, art by Steve Ditko; At Elmond University, in a small college town, pro-war and peace demonstrators face off; Caught squarely in the middle are Don and Hank Hall, brothers, a "dove" and a "hawk"; They argue about compromise, force, and rights as a riot breaks out and police rush in. Chapter 1, In the Beginning..., script by Steve Skeates (script) and Steve Ditko (plot suggestions), art by Steve Ditko; In a small college town in Elmond County...; In court, Judge Hall senteces Mr. Dargo, a racketeer, to jail; He vows "my boys" will get revenge; In chambers, Don and Hank argue about compromise vs. violence. Angel and the Ape ad. Chapter II, A Voice...a Voice..., script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Steve Skeates (script), art by Steve Ditko; Hank spots "The man who threw the bomb!"; The boys follow into an abandoned building, but are trapped. House ad for 80-Page Giant Superman #207, 30th Anniversary Issue, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Neal Adams. Chapter III, The Birds Fly!, script by Steve Skeates (script) and Steve Ditko (plot suggestions), art by Steve Ditko; Costumed, Hawk and Dove burst in on mobsters come to kill Judge Hall in the hospital. Article in which Dick Giordano introduces himself, and The Hawk and the Dove, and the political terms, citing Viet Nam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 77 FN- 5.5

Cover pencils by Bob Oksner, cover idea by Sergio Aragones. 1st appearance of Angel and the Ape in Angel and the Ape, pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Trumbull, with his leg in a cast, stumbles into O'DAY AND SIMEON, PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS; Angel is a crack PI and judo master; Sam is a gorilla who draws comic books; Sam delivers his latest art to Stan Bragg, publisher at BRAINPIX PUBLICATION, INC. Angel protects Trumbull from kidnapping, but they're nabbed; continues in Angel and the Ape #1. Ad for Lois Lane #86, an 80-Page Giant. Ad for Enemy Ace in Star Spangled War Stories. One-page "Wonderful World of Comics" text feature reviews Star-Studded Comics fanzine (the great publication by Larry Herndon and mycomocshop.com owner Buddy Saunders) and miscellaneous news. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 79 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1257871006

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) 84 CGC 9.4 Murphy Anderson File Copy

Paper: Off white to white

Murphy Anderson File Copy

Label #1969976014

First 15-cent cover price. Cover by Joe Kubert. "Come Darkness, Come Death," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Bernie Wrightson, inks by Bernie Wrightson, Jeff Jones (assistant), and Michael W. Kaluta (assistant); Nightmaster's saga concludes!; But will the Sword of Night be enough to defeat the Warlock Spearo? A Letter - Personal But Not Private article by Denny O'Neil. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Showcase (1956-1978) 97 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3927204001

Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Joe Orlando. "Power Girl," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton inks by Joe Orlando; Power Girl breaks through the roof of Gotham Citys Central Electronics factory, interrupting a robbery in progress; The thieves boss is looking for the micro-transformers produced by Central, and claims that even Power Girl cant stop them; Power Girl goes about proving them wrong, by taking out three of the four high-tech thieves; A ricocheting bullet delays Power Girl from apprehending the fourth thief, who flees the scene; The thief uses a high-tech escape vehicle, and takes a detour through the Gotham City Rail Line; This barely slows Power Girl down, who catches up to the thief, and disarms his explosive suicide jacket; Power Girl relaxes outside the city, thinking back on her life; She remembers her life on Argo City, when Zor-L and Allura, her parents, put her in an escape pod to escape Argo Citys death; Her rocket sent her to Earth, to become Power Girl; After calming down from her trip down memory lane, she returns to Gotham. Batman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Sable Lady." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Special Marvel Edition (1971) 15 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4336313004

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.

Super Comics (1938-1949 Western/Dell) 32 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0354991016

Stories by Chester Gould, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Ken Ernst, Carl Ed, Milt Caniff, R. S. Callender, Ed Moore, Zack Mosley, Stanley Link, Richard Fletcher, Frank Willard, Harold Gray, and Martin Branner. Strips include Dick Tracy, Smitty, Little Joe, Magic Morro, Harold Teen, Terry and the Pirates, Jack Wander War Correspondent, Smilin' Jack, Tiny Tim, Jim Ellis, Moon Mullins, Little Orphan Annie, and Winnie Winkle. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Target Comics (1940) Vol. 2 #11 VG- 3.5

Cover art by John Jordan. Christmas vacation, and it's a lonely cadet waiting at Daunton station... starring Cadet, art by John Jordan. To the gallant Target and the Targeteers, sabotage of the United States' national defense... starring Target, art by Sid Greene. Soon after the old timers' yarn spinning contest, Bull's-Eye Bill becomes curious... starring Bull's-Eye Bill. Oh-oh! We left Speck and Spot, last issue, as they bravely entered... starring Speck, Spot, and Sis, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. Speck Turns Sleuth part II starring Speck Spot and Sis, script by Ray Gill, art by Alonzo Vincent. Supreme Sacrifice! starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. Treasure Island [Part 10]--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. The Bullet Ship That Brought Vengeance From the Void starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 14 #5 VG 4.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, spine split seal and TRIMMED.

Volume 14, Issue 5 - November 1929. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 14 #6 VG/FN 5.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Cover cleaned and TRIMMED.

Volume 14, Issue 6 - December 1929. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 16 #4 VG 4.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. 2" Cumulative spine split.

Volume 16, Issue 4 - October 1930. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 21 #2 GD/VG 3.0

3" Cumulative spine split.

Volume 21, Issue 2 - February, 1933. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 23 #6 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split from top of comic. Water damage.

Volume 23, Issue 6 - June 1934. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 25 #1 GD/VG 3.0

Volume 25, Issue 1 - January 1935. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 29 #1 VG/FN 5.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touched and cover cleaned.

Cover by Margaret Brundage. "The Thing on the Door-step" by H. P. Lovecraft, other stories by Seabury Quinn, Paul Ernst, Thorp McClusky, Alfred I. Tooke, G. Garnet, Henry Kuttner, Duane W. Rimel, Durbin Lee Horner, G. G. Pendarves. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 6 1/2-in. x 10-in.; black and white (text); 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 32 #1 FN 6.0

1/2" spine split from top.

Volume 32, Issue 1 - July 1938. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 35 #5 VG 4.0

Volume 35, Issue 5 - September 1940. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 35 #8 GD/VG 3.0

Volume 35, Issue 8 - March 1941. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 38 #5 FN 6.0

Cover by Pete Kuhlhoff. "The Man Who Cried Wolf!" by Robert Bloch, "The Watchers" by Ray Bradbury, and "The Lost Day" by August Derleth, plus other horror and supernatural tales by Edmond Hamilton, Harold Lawlor, Thorp McClusky, Emil Petaja, Manly Wade Wellman, and Charles King. Illustrations by Hannes Bok, Boris Dolgov, Dwight Boyce, Andrew Brosnatch, Irwin J. Weill, A. R. Tilburne. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 96 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Within Our Reach (1991) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-29D381B-023

Top comics talents and characters combine their efforts for Within Our Reach, a Star*Reach production with profits donated to AmFAR AIDS research group and to Sempervirens, a forest preservation society. On hand are Spider-Man in a story by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas and Jeff Butler, Concrete in "American Christmas" by Paul Chadwick and Sherlock Holmes stars in "The Season of Forgiveness" by Martin Powell and Patrick Olliffe. Christmas itself is the star of "So This is Christmas" by Lovern Kindzierski and Tim Sale, "Santa's Ashram" by Norm Breyfogle, and "Home for Christmas" by Sharon Cho and Eric Shanower. P. Craig Russell adapts the O. Henry classic "Gift of the Magi," and "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde appears as a text story. Antonin Artaud and Rafael Kayanan examine "Van Gogh: The Man Suicided by Society," while Ron Fortier and Gary Kato present "Brother Elf: A Gift of Peace." Covers by Norm Breyfogle and Paul Chadwick. Cover price $7.95.

World's Finest Guardians of Earth HC (2020 DC) 1-1ST NM- 9.2

1st printing. Collects World's Finest (1941-1986) #198-214.

Written by Dennis O'Neil, Mike Friedrich, Steve Skeates, Len Wein, and Elliot S! Maggin. Art by Dick Dillin and Joe Giella. Cover by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano.

Superman teams up with his fellow members of the Justice League to protect the Earth in these never-before-reprinted stories from the 1970s. In this collection, the Man of Steel meets the Flash in their famed race around the globe, plus Superman teams up with Green Lantern, Aquaman, Batman, Hawkman, Green Arrow, the Atom, and Wonder Woman!

Hardcover, 300 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.99.