Comic books in 'Defenders Beginnings (Marvel)'

Auction Item: VG/FN 5.0 View scan 4 bids Current bid: $16.00 Time left: 3d 18h 57m	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $29.50 View scan	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $29.50 View scan	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $22.00 View scan
Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $24.00 View scan Water damage.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $23.00 View scan	Add to cart VG 4.0 $23.00 View scan	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $16.50 View scan
Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $15.75 View scan	Add to cart Good $15.00	Add to cart Good $15.00	Add to cart CGC 9.2 $499.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Other - see grading notes Northland. Scuffing to inner well. Cracking to bottom left corner. Label #1219146006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart CGC 7.0 $101.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4101574007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 6.5 $59.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4325408004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $125.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $55.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $18.33 View scan Staple rust with migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Final Issue - Part 1 of 3 - First appearance of the Undying Ones in They Walk By Night!; Kenneth Ward, explorer and old friend of Strange, discovers idol of the Undying Ones. Strange defeats 3 demons who want the idol; Ward dies of heart failure; Clea appearance; Eternity cameo; The story continues in Sub-Mariner 22 and concludes in Incredible Hulk 126. The letters page contains a note from author Tom Wolfe. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.15. NOTE: This is the three-part tale that saw the beginnings of the partnership that would lead Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, and the Hulk to becoming Marvel's Defenders. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.15.

Auction Item: VF/NM 9.0 View scans 9 bids Current bid: $77.00 Time left: 3d 21h 12m	Add to cart VF 8.0 $70.00 View scans	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $39.00 View scans Staple rust.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $37.00 View scans
Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $37.00 View scans	Add to cart VG 4.0 $33.00 View scans	Add to cart VG 4.0 $33.00 View scans Water spotting.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $27.00 View scans
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $27.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Water spotting.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $26.00 View scan	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $25.00 View scan 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Marker markings on first page.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $21.00 View scan 3/4" Cumulative spine split.
Add to cart GD 2.0 $24.00 View scan Oxidation and water spotting.	Add to cart CGC 9.2 $399.00 View scans Paper: White Slab: Other - see grading notes Scuffing to inner well. Label #0216011003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 8.5 $165.65 View scans Paper: White Label #3735594024 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $50.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $47.00 View scans Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Part 2 of 3 - Guest-starring Dr. Strange. Story continued from Doctor Strange (1968-1969 1st Series) #183. Story concludes in Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #126. NOTE: This is the three-part tale that saw the beginnings of the partnership that would lead Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, and the Hulk to becoming Marvel's Defenders. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $38.00 View scan 1/4" Cumulative spine split.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $38.00 View scan	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $14.25	Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $61.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $20.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Part 3 of 3 - Story continues from Sub-Mariner 22. Cover art by Herb Trimpe. Where Stalks the Night-Crawler!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Herb Trimpe; Exhausted after his battle with the Absorbing Man, Bruce Banner is taken to a mysterious mansion where he becomes the target of an evil cult who desires to bring the Undying Ones to earth; Banner is sent to another dimension where he turns into the Hulk and faces the Night-Crawler; Destroying the Night-Crawler's realm, Hulk and his foe are teleported to the realm of the Undying Ones where Night-Crawler fights his ancient foes while Hulk rescues a trapped Dr. Strange and the two return to earth. 36 pgs. $0.15. NOTE: This is the three-part tale that saw the beginnings of the partnership that would lead Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, and the Hulk to becoming Marvel's Defenders. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $835.00 View scans Paper: White Label #20-3CCB3AA-009	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $62.00 View scans	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $53.00 View scans	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $53.00 View scans
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $39.00 View scans	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $39.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $39.00 View scans Water damage.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $39.00 View scans 1/2" Spine split from top. Cover oxidation.
Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $34.00 View scans Water damage.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $35.00 View scans	Add to cart GD 2.0 $24.00 View scans Cover detached. 2 1/4" Cumulative spine split.	Add to cart CGC 8.5 $250.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #2133673011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart VF 8.0 $125.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $105.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $59.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $79.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $60.00 or Best Offer View scans Tape on inside front cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $80.00 View scans Paper: White Label #22-0F04F41-005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $55.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart FR 1.0 $39.00 or Best Offer View scan 1" Cumulative spine split. Minor mold spots. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Sal Buscema. "Titans Three!" part one of two, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney; Sub-Mariner, Silver Surfer and the Hulk help the citizens of a small Central American country overthrow El General; Prelude (with #35) to 1st Defenders story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $395.00 View scans Paper: White Label #20-3CCB3AA-010	Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $140.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart FN 6.0 $80.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $46.50 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $40.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

In this prelude to 1st Defenders story, "Confrontation!," Part 2 of 2 - Namor, the Hulk and the Silver Surfer team up to battle the Avengers in a storyline that hints that the three will be teaming up again. Story by Roy Thomas with Sal Buscema art and inks by Jim Mooney. Cover price $0.15.

Auction Item: VG+ 4.5 View scans 4 bids Current bid: $30.00 Time left: 3d 20h 1m Staple rust, rust migration. Cover oxidation.	Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $184.00 View scans	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $150.00 View scans	Add to cart FN 6.0 $135.00 View scans Foxing, cover miswrap.
Add to cart FN- 5.5 $120.00 View scans	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $110.00 View scans	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $100.00 View scans Punctures in back cover	Add to cart VG 4.0 $77.00 View scans
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $74.00 View scans 1/2" Spine split from top.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $69.00 View scans Mold spots on back cover.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $57.00 View scans 2" cumulative spine split. Water damage.	Add to cart CGC 9.2 $595.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4341784020 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart CGC 8.0 $475.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Double Cover. 1st cover 7.5, interior cover 8.0 (1st cover never glued on.) Label #0161956001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 7.5 $236.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4003126013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Ironside Comics	Add to cart CGC 6.5 $123.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4132714001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 5.0 $105.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4251712011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Giant-size issue; 1st appearance and origin of the Defenders (featuring Sub-Mariner, Hulk, and Doctor Strange). Cover by Neal Adams. "The Day of the Defenders!," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Bill Everett; The Defenders must stop Yandroth from destroying the Earth with the Omegatron. "The Sub-Mariner and the Icebergs" featuring Namora, Tha-Korr, and Byrrah, script and art by Bill Everett. "The Return!," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Frank Giacoia; Stephen Strange becomes Doctor Strange again to stop Baron Mordo. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing. Collects Doctor Strange (1968 1st Series) #183, [Prince Namor, the] Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) #22 and #34-35, The Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) #126, Marvel Feature (1971-1973 1st Series) #1-3, The Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #1-11, The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #116-118 and material from The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #115.

Written by Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, and Len Wein. Art by Sal Buscema, Gene Colan, Herb Trimpe, Ross Andru, Bob Brown, Marie Severin, Don Heck, Jim Mooney, Tom Palmer, Johnny Craig, Bill Everett, Frank Giacoia, John Verpoorten, Frank McLaughlin, Frank Bolle, and Mike Esposito. Cover by Neal Adams. Back Cover by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia.

The day of the Defenders has come!

Roy Thomas joined his Titans Three of the Incredible Hulk, the Sub-Mariner and the Silver Surfer together with Doctor Strange to create comics' greatest "non-team," the Defenders! They don't rely on bylaws and butlers like other teams. They join together in moments of utmost crisis to face inenemies! But when they encounter heroes of a more conventional stripe, it's war - the watershed hero vs. hero Avengers/Defenders War, no less!

The original Defenders are soon joined by Hawkeye and Valkyrie and face Dormammu, the Enchantress, Loki, the sorcerer Cyrus Black and the horror of the Nameless One in this historic Epic Collection!

Softcover, 480 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Book 1 of the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1969-1973.

Cover price $44.99.