Auctions: comic books in 'Secret Wars II'

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 268 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4609484022

Direct Edition. "This Gold is Mine!" Secret Wars II crossover. Part 2 of 2. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by John Byrne. Story continues from Web of Spider-Man 6. In incredible fashion the Beyonder turned Power Man and Iron Fist's office building into gold! Everyone will be rich! But hold on...the world's financial markets will collapse with tons of gold dumped into the global economy! So, it's the federal government to the rescue! Under the wall-crawler's watchful eye, the military transports the gold to the west side docks and loads it on cargo ships bound for the Great Puerto Rican trench! However the Kingpin of Crime wants his cut of the gold! So, the Arranger and his henchmen hijack one of the ships! Will Spider-Man make the big city pirates walk the plank? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, Joe Robertson, and Firelord. (Notes: The cover of this issue can be paired with the cover of Web of Spider-Man 6 to form a complete image of the office building turned into gold. Avengers 258 offers a preview of the web-slinger's upcoming battle vs. Firelord. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 278.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.65.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 268 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4609484024

Direct Edition. "This Gold is Mine!" Secret Wars II crossover. Part 2 of 2. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by John Byrne. Story continues from Web of Spider-Man 6. In incredible fashion the Beyonder turned Power Man and Iron Fist's office building into gold! Everyone will be rich! But hold on...the world's financial markets will collapse with tons of gold dumped into the global economy! So, it's the federal government to the rescue! Under the wall-crawler's watchful eye, the military transports the gold to the west side docks and loads it on cargo ships bound for the Great Puerto Rican trench! However the Kingpin of Crime wants his cut of the gold! So, the Arranger and his henchmen hijack one of the ships! Will Spider-Man make the big city pirates walk the plank? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, Joe Robertson, and Firelord. (Notes: The cover of this issue can be paired with the cover of Web of Spider-Man 6 to form a complete image of the office building turned into gold. Avengers 258 offers a preview of the web-slinger's upcoming battle vs. Firelord. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 278.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.65.

New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 37 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4697997003

Secret Wars II crossover. Cover pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz. If I Should Die, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Mary Wilshire, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz; Mirage learns that all the New Mutants will die; Sunspot leaves to visit his mother; The Beyonder visits the New Mutants, condemning them for refusing his gift of salvation; He kills them all, and makes their families and friends forget they ever existed. Cont. from Secret Wars II #8; The New Mutants appear next in Secret Wars II #9. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 37 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4697997004

Secret Wars II crossover. Cover pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz. If I Should Die, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Mary Wilshire, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz; Mirage learns that all the New Mutants will die; Sunspot leaves to visit his mother; The Beyonder visits the New Mutants, condemning them for refusing his gift of salvation; He kills them all, and makes their families and friends forget they ever existed. Cont. from Secret Wars II #8; The New Mutants appear next in Secret Wars II #9. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.