Auctions: comic books in 'Galactus', graded by CGC

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 174 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4701836003

"Starquest!" Part 4 of 5. Script by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. The situation is becoming desperate on Counter-Earth as both Reed & Ben and Johnny & Gorr have run into major problems on their potential substitute planets with Torgo and the Skrulls, respectively. The Invisible Girl tries to help her teammates, but accidentally transports herself to yet a third planet, which is totally devoid of life! Meanwhile, the countdown to Galactus' destruction of Counter-Earth continues, and the High Evolutionary has only one option left...fight the Ravager of Worlds one-on-one! 36 pages Cover price $0.30.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 174 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4311803019

"Starquest!" Part 4 of 5. Script by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. The situation is becoming desperate on Counter-Earth as both Reed & Ben and Johnny & Gorr have run into major problems on their potential substitute planets with Torgo and the Skrulls, respectively. The Invisible Girl tries to help her teammates, but accidentally transports herself to yet a third planet, which is totally devoid of life! Meanwhile, the countdown to Galactus' destruction of Counter-Earth continues, and the High Evolutionary has only one option left...fight the Ravager of Worlds one-on-one! 36 pages Cover price $0.30.

Marvel 85th Anniversary Special (2024 Marvel) 1E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Coello Variant Cover.

Label #4487624007

Cover by Iban Coello. Written by Ryan North, Iman Vellani, Sabir Pirzada, Alan Davis, Priest, Yuji Kaku and Steve Skroce. Art by Joshua Cassara, Stephen Byrne, Alan Davis, Carlo Pagulayan, Yuji Kaku, Steve Skroce and Jason Paz. CELEBRATE MARVEL'S 50,000TH COMIC-BOOK RELEASE! In the far future of the year 50,000, the exploits of the heroes of the Marvel Age are the stuff of legend, half remembered but still celebrated! Come with us now on a tour of the greatest museum in all the cosmos, in which the few surviving relics of those bygone days have been assembled. Each piece tells a unique story - about the Contest of Champions and how it wrought an end to the Age of Heroes, about the greatest triumph of Ms. Marvel and the final, secret exploit of Excalibur! And more! Marvel's greatest storytellers gather to commemorate the whole of Marvel history in a once-in-a-lifetime celebration! Featuring: Framing sequence by Ryan North and Joshua Cassara; "The Herald of Tomorrow" by Iman Vellani, Sabir Pirzada and Stephen Byrne; "Is the Lighthouse Haunted or Are We at the Nexus of an Infinite Multiverse?" by Alan Davis; "Rush Hour" by Priest, Carlo Pagulayan and Jason Paz; "The Moon Warrior" by Yuji Kaku; and "The Contest of Champions" by Steve Skroce. 72 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $7.99.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4732429002

(W) Stan Lee (A) John Buscema (CA) John Buscema The Sentinel of the Spaceways' classic origin story! The Silver Surfer, former herald of Galactus, had captivated readers of FANTASTIC FOUR and established himself as one of Stan Lee's favorite Marvel Comics characters - and so, in 1968, Lee united with legendary artist John Buscema to spin new tales of the Surfer in his very own series! Trapped on Earth, the ever-reflective Surfer ponders his fate in life - and his thoughts wander back to his days as scientist Norrin Radd on his home planet of Zenn-La! Discover how and why he sacrificed everything - including his future with his great love, Shalla-Bal - to serve the World-Eater! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting SILVER SURFER (1968) #1. Marvel is reprinting the ground-breaking first seven issues of Silver Surfer as they originally appeared! 64 pages, full color, rated T. Cover price $6.99.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4732429001

(W) Stan Lee (A) John Buscema (CA) John Buscema The Sentinel of the Spaceways' classic origin story! The Silver Surfer, former herald of Galactus, had captivated readers of FANTASTIC FOUR and established himself as one of Stan Lee's favorite Marvel Comics characters - and so, in 1968, Lee united with legendary artist John Buscema to spin new tales of the Surfer in his very own series! Trapped on Earth, the ever-reflective Surfer ponders his fate in life - and his thoughts wander back to his days as scientist Norrin Radd on his home planet of Zenn-La! Discover how and why he sacrificed everything - including his future with his great love, Shalla-Bal - to serve the World-Eater! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting SILVER SURFER (1968) #1. Marvel is reprinting the ground-breaking first seven issues of Silver Surfer as they originally appeared! 64 pages, full color, rated T. Cover price $6.99.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 1C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Mason Variant Cover.

Label #4736027005

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Stan Lee (A) John Buscema (CA) Justin Mason The Sentinel of the Spaceways' classic origin story! The Silver Surfer, former herald of Galactus, had captivated readers of FANTASTIC FOUR and established himself as one of Stan Lee's favorite Marvel Comics characters - and so, in 1968, Lee united with legendary artist John Buscema to spin new tales of the Surfer in his very own series! Trapped on Earth, the ever-reflective Surfer ponders his fate in life - and his thoughts wander back to his days as scientist Norrin Radd on his home planet of Zenn-La! Discover how and why he sacrificed everything - including his future with his great love, Shalla-Bal - to serve the World-Eater! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting SILVER SURFER (1968) #1. Marvel is reprinting the ground-breaking first seven issues of Silver Surfer as they originally appeared! 64 pages, full color, rated T. Cover price $6.99.