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Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 91 CBCS 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-24C87C6-013

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"The Thing Enslaved!" Part 2 of 4. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott. Millions of miles from Earth, Ben Grimm is a prisoner of the Skrulls! What diabolical destiny do the Skrulls have planned for Aunt Petunia's nephew? How about turning the Thing into a modern day Roman gladiator! But before the Thing takes his turn in the ring, he's sold into slavery to a Roaring 20's gangster! What in the world, make that what in the galaxy is going on?! Is the strongest member of the Fantastic Four lost in both time and (outer) space? First appearance of Torgo. Cameo appearances by Alicia Masters, Crystal, and Franklin. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Don McGregor.) 32 pages Cover price $0.15.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 1 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4063310022

72-page giant. New Sub-Mariner/FF story: "Sub-Mariner Versus the Human Race!" Script by Stan Lee; pencils by Jack Kirby; inks by Dick Ayers. New Spider-Man/FF story: "The Fabulous Fantastic Four Meet Spider-Man!" Script by Stan Lee; pencils by Kirby; inks by Steve Ditko. Fourteen pages new pin-ups and special features by Kirby/Sol Brodsky. Thirteen-page Fantastic Four origin reprinted from FF #1 Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 3 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4141723013

Reed and Sue get married in a new story, "Bedlam at the Baxter Building!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Just about everyone in the Marvel Universe, both heroes and villains, appears in this story. Steve Ditko provided the art on Spider-Man in panel 4 of page 14. This issue also reprints "Captives of the Deadly Duo" (from FF 6), "A Visit with the Fantastic Four" (FF 11), and "The Impossible Man" (FF 11). Kirby/Chic Stone cover. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 5 CBCS 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #21-24C87C6-014

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The Black Panther and the Inhumans help the FF battle Psycho-Man (his first appearaince) in "Divide and Conquer!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia (not Joe Sinnott as credited). Silver Surfer back-up (first solo story), "The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer!" by Lee/Kirby/Giacoia. This issue also has eight pages of pin-ups by Kirby/Giacoia and a short story, "This Is a Plot?" Script and pencils by Kirby, inks by Giacoia. Kirby/Giacoia cover. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 5 GD 2.0

Water damage.

The Black Panther and the Inhumans help the FF battle Psycho-Man (his first appearaince) in "Divide and Conquer!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia (not Joe Sinnott as credited). Silver Surfer back-up (first solo story), "The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer!" by Lee/Kirby/Giacoia. This issue also has eight pages of pin-ups by Kirby/Giacoia and a short story, "This Is a Plot?" Script and pencils by Kirby, inks by Giacoia. Kirby/Giacoia cover. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Annual 6 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2067567010

1st appearance of Franklin Richards and 1st appearance of Annihilus - "Let There Be Life!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Kirby/Sinnott cover. Franklin Richards is born and Annihilus is introduced! Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Golden Record Reprint 1COMIC CBCS 7.5 Comic Only Variant

Paper: White

Golden Records Reprint.

Label #22-080A578-005

COMIC ONLY, NO RECORD - The Fantastic Four Golden Record Reprint (28-pages, full-color, standard comic format) was produced in 1966 and reprints Fantastic Four #1. Although the reprint, at first glance, looks like the original, there are differences. There is no cover price on the reprint, and the back cover, as well as the inside covers, promote the Golden Record LP series of which the Fantastic Four #1 is a part. The four Marvel Golden Record LPs came with a reprint comic, and each originally sold for $2.49 (record and comic together). In addition to the Fantastic Four LP, there were records produced for Thor (Journey into Mystery #83), Avengers #4; and Amazing Spider-Man #1, all with their own reprint comic. We bought these sets when they first appeared and can still remember following the story in the comic reprint while the record played and the narrator read the story to us. Just to make sure we didn't lose our place, he would say "Turn page," each time he finished the last panel on a page.

Fantasy Masterpieces (1966) 1 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4405576002

Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko reprints. "Beware!! The Ghosts Surround Me!!" from Strange Tales # 76, art by Don Heck; A fleeing criminal in Transylvania hides in an abandoned house, but aliens from a parallel dimension appear to him; He is relieved to find they cannot hurt him, but instead they phase him into an invisible, immaterial state and leave him there forever. "I Found the Things from Nowhere" from Journey into Mystery # 60, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; Joe Carter tries to fix his TV and tunes into what he thinks is an alien battle. "I Became a Human Robot" from Suspense # 5, art by Joe Sinnott; An alien spy places his mind in a robot sent to Earth, hoping to be taken in for study; He gains access to data on Earth technology, but the scientists turn his robot body off, trapping him. "I Saw the Other World!" from Tales to Astonish # 7, art by Dick Ayers; A man tries to convince a stranger that the camera he found takes pictures of another dimension; The stranger seems skeptical, when a bolt of lightning strikes and the stranger disappears, along with the man's pictures. "Those Who Change" from Amazing Fantasy # 10, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A time travel experiment goes wrong. Photo of Stan Lee. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Ghost Rider (1967 Marvel Western) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4059296006

Origin and first appearance of Ghost Rider (Carter Slade) and his horse Banshee in "The Origin of the Ghost Rider," script by Gary Friedrich, Roy Thomas, and Dick Ayers (plot), pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta; School teacher Carter Slade was making his way to Bison Bend, Montana, to become the teacher for the new school built by newly settled homesteaders looking to build a home. Upon his arrival, however, he witnessed an attack by Indians; Slade put up a good fight but was outnumbered; Flaming Star treated Slade's wounds and pleaded to the gods for days to spare the life of the white man; Finally, on the Eighth day, Slade awoke which prompted Flaming Star to proclaim him the chosen one that had been revealed in prophecy that would become a powerful warrior, a living legend called "He Who Rides the Night Winds." Also a 6 page Kid Colt reprint, "The Menace of the Mask Maker!", script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; A mask maker frames Kid Colt for a crime; originally presented in Kid Colt Outlaw # 105 (07/1962). Cover art by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 2 CBCS 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-2C3F81C-004

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. First appearance of the green Hulk and the Toad Men in "The Terror of the Toad Men," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; The Toad Men are above Earth, in search of its brightest scientist; Rick and Bruce explore an underground cave where they hope to imprison Hulk each night; The Toad men capture Bruce Banner and bring him to their spaceship; Bruce Banner is found in a Toad Men crashed spaceship while their fleet arrives on Earth; Hulk escapes from his cell while General Ross forget about the Toad Men. Fantastic Four ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 102 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4389610011

Formerly Tales to Astonish. Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia. This World Not His Own!, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by George Tuska and Syd Shores; Bruce Banner is falling down a bottomless pit back to Midgard when the Enchantress plucks him back to Asgard out of curiosity; The Warriors Three consult Oldar the Oracle and find out the origins of the Hulk; Captured by Enchantress and Executioner, Banner transforms into the Hulk which enrages the Executioner who has fought the jade giant before (back in TTA #77); Leaving the Hulk behind, the evil duo lead an army of trolls against Asgard and the Hulk arrives on the scene just in time to lend a hand in the victory of Odin's forces. House ad for Not Brand Echh #7 and Daredevil #38. 32 pgs. This issue picks up after the events of Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #101. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 103 VG 4.0

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia. And Now...the Space Parasite!, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia; Watching a TV show about the menace of the Hulk, the evil Space Parasite decides to make a pit-stop on earth to suck up all of the jade giant's powers to fuel his plans for interplanetary conquest; The Hulk battles the Parasite but the fight is ultimately determined by members of the Parasite's home planet who recognize him as a menace and blow up his space ship; The Hulk is gassed by New York's finest and is captured. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 103 VG 4.0

Water spotting.

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia. And Now...the Space Parasite!, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia; Watching a TV show about the menace of the Hulk, the evil Space Parasite decides to make a pit-stop on earth to suck up all of the jade giant's powers to fuel his plans for interplanetary conquest; The Hulk battles the Parasite but the fight is ultimately determined by members of the Parasite's home planet who recognize him as a menace and blow up his space ship; The Hulk is gassed by New York's finest and is captured. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 107 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-24C87C6-030

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Cover pencils by Marie Severin and John Romita (Mandarin figure), inks by Frank Giacoia and John Romita (Mandarin figure). Ten Rings Hath...the Mandarin!, script by Gary Friedrich, art by Herb Trimpe; Just as Yuri and his men are about to decimate the Hulk, Nick Fury shows up to take his Russian foe down; The Mandarin zaps the Hulk to his compound and puts him through his paces to see if the jade giant would make a worthy ally in his bid to take over the world. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 108 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #22-0F7594C-023

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia. Monster Triumphant!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin; The Mandarin controls the Hulk and sends him to attack a Red Chinese target; Fury and his old foe Brevlov team up to take on the jade giant; Once the Hulk breaks Mandarin's conditioning, he returns and destroys the ringed one's base of operations. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 109 CBCS 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-0F7594C-024

Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin. The Monster and the Man-Beast!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Frank Giacoia (layouts) and Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin; The Hulk stops a deadly Chinese missile from being launched but the huge detonation drops him into the Savage Land where he transforms back into Bruce Banner; Being rescued by Ka-Zar from the Swamp Men, the jungle lord asks for Banner's help in deactivating a mysterious machine that is making weather all over the world to go wild and will eventually lead to the destruction of earth; The Swamp Men renew their attack and Banner becomes the Hulk to face the threat, totally forgetting about the deadly machine he was supposed to deactivate. Letter to the editor from future pro Tony Isabella. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 117 CBCS 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-0F7594C-027

Last 12-cent cover price issue. Cover art by Herb Trimpe. World's End?, script by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe; The Leader pushes the button, firing a missile at Russia as he tries to touch off World War III; The Hulk has to battle the Super Humanoid in time to get back and stop the missile from striking its target but he takes too long beating the indestructible plastic monster; Willing himself to turn back into Banner, the brilliant scientist uses an experimental hunter missile to knock down the first one; So the Leader pushes the button again and this time it is the Hulk who comes to the rescue. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 120 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water spotting.

Cover art by Herb Trimpe. On the Side of...the Evil Inhumans!, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Roy Thomas, art by Herb Trimpe; The Hulk attacks the army on behalf of his Inhuman allies but after the battle is won, Maximus betrays the jade giant and tries to bring him down with a huge robot; The Hulk beats the Inhumans and destroys their fortress but Maximus escapes as the Hulk leaps away in disgust. 32pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 121 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Herb Trimpe. Within the Swamp There Stirs...a Glob!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Herb Trimpe; Hulk is leaping over Florida when he is accidentally struck by a missile causing him to crash land in the swamp; Coming across an old U.S. government cabin, Hulk destroys some barrels of radioactive waste which creates a muck monster soon to be known as the Glob; The army is in the marsh hunting the Hulk when the Glob captures Betty, thinking she is the woman he loved back in the days when he was a human; The Hulk and the Glob battle but the muck monster ends up giving his life in helping the Hulk save Betty from anti-radioactive goop that Ross has poured into the swamp in order to kill both the Glob and the Hulk. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) Annual 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4235797012

New story: the Hulk battles the Inhumans in "A Refuge Divided!" Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Syd Shores (and others). Jim Steranko cover (with the head redrawn by Severin). 64 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0279241003

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Mike Esposito. "Alone Against AIM," script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Johnny Craig; Iron Man is captured by A.I.M using a suction beam and trapped in a submarine by orders of Mordius; Meanwhile A.I.M. soldiers are gloating about how they have sunk The Maggias gambling ship and destroyed their leadership; The Golden Avenger is knocked out by gas while back on the sinking Maggia ship Jasper Sitwell is evacuating the passengers; Sitwell stumbles upon Whitney Frost whom he recognises from Stark Industries as one of Tonys admirers; Sitwell rescues Frost and they are taken aboard a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicopter where Nick Fury awaits; When alone Frost reveals herself to be The Big M, leader of The Maggia, and her plan to use Sitwell to learn the secrets of Stark Industries. Continued between Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 and Avengers #51. "The Origin of Iron Man," script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Johnny Craig; An abridged retelling of Iron Man's origin from Tales of Suspense #39. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 1 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #22-104DFEE-003

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Mike Esposito. "Alone Against AIM," script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Johnny Craig; Iron Man is captured by A.I.M using a suction beam and trapped in a submarine by orders of Mordius; Meanwhile A.I.M. soldiers are gloating about how they have sunk The Maggias gambling ship and destroyed their leadership; The Golden Avenger is knocked out by gas while back on the sinking Maggia ship Jasper Sitwell is evacuating the passengers; Sitwell stumbles upon Whitney Frost whom he recognises from Stark Industries as one of Tonys admirers; Sitwell rescues Frost and they are taken aboard a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicopter where Nick Fury awaits; When alone Frost reveals herself to be The Big M, leader of The Maggia, and her plan to use Sitwell to learn the secrets of Stark Industries. Continued between Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 and Avengers #51. "The Origin of Iron Man," script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Johnny Craig; An abridged retelling of Iron Man's origin from Tales of Suspense #39. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 1 FR/GD 1.5

Water damage. Mold.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Mike Esposito. "Alone Against AIM," script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Johnny Craig; Iron Man is captured by A.I.M using a suction beam and trapped in a submarine by orders of Mordius; Meanwhile A.I.M. soldiers are gloating about how they have sunk The Maggias gambling ship and destroyed their leadership; The Golden Avenger is knocked out by gas while back on the sinking Maggia ship Jasper Sitwell is evacuating the passengers; Sitwell stumbles upon Whitney Frost whom he recognises from Stark Industries as one of Tonys admirers; Sitwell rescues Frost and they are taken aboard a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicopter where Nick Fury awaits; When alone Frost reveals herself to be The Big M, leader of The Maggia, and her plan to use Sitwell to learn the secrets of Stark Industries. Continued between Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 and Avengers #51. "The Origin of Iron Man," script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Johnny Craig; An abridged retelling of Iron Man's origin from Tales of Suspense #39. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 2 GD 2.0

Cover to cover edge tear. Oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Day of the Demolisher," script by Archie Goodwin, art by Johnny Craig; One of Tony Starks many competitors seek to put an end to the Iron Man's fame; To prove that the Iron Man suit is nothing but a pile of mechanical junk, Drexel Cord will build a bigger and more destructive suit! Enter the Demolisher! Cont'd from AVENGERS #52. Letter from comics writer Bob Gale. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 9 CBCS 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-0FD75A7-004

Hulk guests stars in "There Lives a Green Goliath" Part 1 of 3. Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska. A mysterious villain has imported the Hulk to Manhattan, and sent the green goliath to get Tony Stark! After the Hulk kidnaps Janice Cord instead, the epic battle between Shell-head and the Incredible Hulk begins! But wait...is this really the Hulk...or something else? (Note: This issue was reprinted in Iron Man (1st series) 76.) Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 14 VF- 7.5

"The Night Phantom Walks!" Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils and Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by Johnny Craig. Tony Stark travels to a Caribbean Island where a mysterious creature has been sabotaging the Stark Industries facilities. The local islanders think that a supernatural being is performing the acts of terror, but Tony suspects something else. In an underground cavern, Iron Man battles the treacherous Night Phantom to save Janice Cord one more time. Can the golden avenger prevent Janice from falling into the radioactive pool? First appearance of the Night Phantom. 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man and Sub-Mariner (1968) 1 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bill Everett. "The Torrent Without - The Tumult Within!," script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Johnny Craig; Iron Man escapes from the trap set up by Whiplash and the Big M when a cadre of AIM agents attacks the Maggia's gambling ship. "Call Him Destiny... or Call Him Death!," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; As Namor battles Destiny, the villain recounts his past connection to Namor's father. Pre-dates both Iron Man #1 and Sub-Mariner #1; Iron Man story continues in Iron Man #1, while the Sub-Mariner story continues in Sub-Mariner #1. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 60A GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "I Learned the Monstrous Secret of Bombu!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Explorers meet a witch doctor named Bombu, who seems to possess real power. "We Were Trapped with the Silent Monster!," art by Don Heck; Against expert opinion, an engineer digs a mine to the center of the Earth and finds dragons. "I Found the Things from Nowhere," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; A man messes with his TV and it picks up a battle between alien-looking creatures. "I Turned into a...Martian!," art by Steve Ditko; A man is telepathically controlled by a hostile Martian who returns to Earth with him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 61 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "I Defied Gomdulla - The Living Pharaoh!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An ancient alien robot disguised as an Egyptian mummy-god is reactivated, and forms a cult until it is foiled by a policeman and his own high priest. "I Dared Enter the Haunted Forest!," art by Don Heck; A bigoted rich man buys a cursed forest, unconcerned with the misfortunes that befall the village. "I Opened the Door to...Nowhere!", art by Steve Ditko; A thief forces a shop owner to hide him in a back room, but finds himself opening doors without rest for years. "The Curse of M'Gumbu!," art by Paul Reinman; An African tribe ignores their witch-doctor's admonishments against raiding, believing that his vow never to harm another makes him helpless. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey Into Mystery (1952) UK Edition 70UK VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Sandman Cometh!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A family stumbles across a hostile alien made of sand; The military are helpless, but it is defeated by the familys bookish son, who uses water to dissolve it and traps it in a bucket. 'A Thousand Years," art by Paul Reinman; A convict is offered freedom and a thousand years of life by a mysterious stranger in return for his name on a contract. "The Stone Man," art by Steve Ditko; An old man prays to the statue of a local hero for help for the local poor. His prayers are answered, but his neighbors cheat him out of his share of the statues gift. 36 pgs., full color.

Journey Into Mystery (1952) UK Edition 71UK GD 2.0

Tape on interior cover, puncture through back cover and last several pages (slightly affects art). Cover oxidation.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Cover by Steve Ditko. "I Brought the Roc to Life!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Two newlyweds in Egypt uncover a huge egg in the sand that hatches into the Roc in the warm sunlight. "The Boy Who Vanished!," art by Paul Reinman; A lame boy wills himself to the future and his legs are healed before he sends himself home. "The Painting," art by Steve Ditko; An art dealer who buys quality paintings at rock-bottom insulting prices from poverty stricken artists and then sells them for thousands attempts to steal a beautiful painting from a gypsy who refuses to sell it; The dealer has the gypsy arrested on a trumped up charge and burgles the man's wagon to remove the painting. 36 pgs., full color.

Journey Into Mystery (1952) UK Edition 75UK GD+ 2.5 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Staples added (not manufacturing).

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Last 10-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Lo-Karr, Bringer of Doom!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; As international tensions mount, an alien lands and demonstrates its power before leaving, promising to return with an army. "Mr. Gregory and the Ghost!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A homebuilder who uses shoddy materials and unskilled labor gets his comeuppance when he builds a home for himself out of the wood from haunted trees. "The Magic of Mordoo!," art by Paul Reinman; A man falls in love with a middle-aged woman on vacation, but wants a younger wife; He convinces her to let a gypsy magician make her young again. "The Man Who Lost the World!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist's assistant is determined to find if his time machine that sends objects into the past or future. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color.

Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) 140 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #22-0FD3AC2-003

New story: "Fury at Farrow Gap" (script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Vince Colletta). Reprints: "The Wolf Pack" (art by Jack Keller), "The Promise" (art by Reed Crandall), and "Showdown in Smoke Mesa" (art by Keller). New Herb Trimpe cover. Cover price $0.15.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 12 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4388597010

Giant-size issue. Series continues from Fantasy Masterpieces. Origin and first appearance of Captain Marvel in "The Coming of Captain Marvel!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. The rest of the issue consists of Golden Age reprints: Captain America (from Men's Adventures # 28; 1954); the Human Torch by Dick Ayers (from Men's Adventures # 27; 1954); the Destroyer (from All Winners # 12; 1944); the Black Knight by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely (from Black Knight # 1; 1955); and the Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett (from Sub-Mariner # 38; 1955). Colan cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 12 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4416321009

Giant-size issue. Series continues from Fantasy Masterpieces. Origin and first appearance of Captain Marvel in "The Coming of Captain Marvel!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. The rest of the issue consists of Golden Age reprints: Captain America (from Men's Adventures # 28; 1954); the Human Torch by Dick Ayers (from Men's Adventures # 27; 1954); the Destroyer (from All Winners # 12; 1944); the Black Knight by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely (from Black Knight # 1; 1955); and the Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett (from Sub-Mariner # 38; 1955). Colan cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 12 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4416321008

Giant-size issue. Series continues from Fantasy Masterpieces. Origin and first appearance of Captain Marvel in "The Coming of Captain Marvel!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. The rest of the issue consists of Golden Age reprints: Captain America (from Men's Adventures # 28; 1954); the Human Torch by Dick Ayers (from Men's Adventures # 27; 1954); the Destroyer (from All Winners # 12; 1944); the Black Knight by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely (from Black Knight # 1; 1955); and the Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett (from Sub-Mariner # 38; 1955). Colan cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 13 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); Misc debris in case

Label #0301417009

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.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 13 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4388597011

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.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 13 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4416321025

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.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 13 CBCS 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-24C87C6-018

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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.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 20 FN+ 6.5

Giant-size issue. Doctor Doom stars in "This Man, This Demon!" Script by Larry Lieber and Roy Thomas, pencils by Lieber and Frank Giacoia, inks by Vince Colletta. Brief Fantastic Four appearance. The remainder of the issue contains Golden Age reprints: the Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett ("The Sub-Mariner Meets a New Enemy...Fire!"); and, from Young Men 24, the Human Torch, Captain America ("Back From the Dead!"), and the Sub-Mariner. This issue also contains a one-page ad for a Starhawk story that never appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes. John Buscema cover pencils. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 23 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4416908001

Cover by Jack Kirby, George Roussos and Vince Colletta. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Tom Palmer, Jack Kirby & Paul Reinman and Joe Orlando & Vince Colletta. It's the wondrously weird world of the Watcher in "Melvin and the Martian," reworked from a story in Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961) #12. Plus: Magneto and his new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants steal a freighter and use it to take over the South American nation of Santo Marco; the X-Men invade and take the country back; and Xavier is caught in an explosion and loses his mental powers in "The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!", reprinted from Uncanny X-Men (1963) 1st Series #4. Also: A wealthy and ruthless financier is exposed as a criminal and begins his reign as the Owl; the Owl hires Matt Murdock to get him out of his legal troubles; the Owl gathers a gang, traps Daredevil and Karen and begins his bid to rule the underworld; and DD escapes and takes the Owl down in "The Owl, Ominous Overlord of Crime," reprinted from Daredevil (1964 1st Series) #3. Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Tales (1964 Marvel) 2 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Reprints: X-Men 1, Avengers 1, Strange Tales 115 (Doctor Strange origin), and Hulk 3; Jack Kirby and 72-page giant. All reprints. "X-Men" (script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman from Uncanny X-Men 1); the Hulk stars in "The Ringmaster" (scripts by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers from Hulk 3); "The Origin of Dr. Strange" (script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko from Strange Tales 115); "The Coming of the Avengers" (script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Ayers from Avengers 1); and a monster story, "A Monster Among Us" (script by Lee, art by Ditko from Amazing Adult Fantasy 8). Cover price $0.25.

Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD (1968 1st Series) 7 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-0FD4DC5-035

Cover by Jim Steranko (his final for the series). "Hours of Madness, Day of Death," script by Archie Goodwin (plot, dialogue) and Frank Springer (plot), art by Frank Springer; Nick gets into a fight at an unnamed foreign embassy, and winds up being injected with a drug that will cause hallucinations, "hyper-intense paranoia", and death after 6 hours; He wanders the streets of NYC, hoping to reach a set rendezvous point for a scheduled pick-up via the Heli-Carrier's vortex beam. However, he's mistaken by a cop as a drunk, and when his felow agents show up, the drug causes him to see them as 3 of his worst enemies!; Jimmy Woo comments that other agents have been going berzerk, which was what Nick was investigating in the first place; Nick is found by Sister Angela, who offers to help get him to the pick-up point; However, they're intercepted by 2 of the spies, who tie them up and send their car racing downhill on a dangerous mouontain road!; Dum Dum, Jimmy & Gabe, who've been following in their van, almost crash head-on, when suddenly the vortex beam picks up both vehicles! 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD (1968 1st Series) 11 CBCS 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-0FD2B27-006

Cover by Frank Springer. "The 1st Million Megaton Explosion," script by Gary Friedrich (plot, dialogue) and Frank Springer (plot), pencils by Frank Springer, inks by Mike Esposito (uncredited); Against his will, Laura Brown drags Fury to a disco in the East Village to see "The Million Megaton Explosion", who she calls "the hottest new group on the scene"; But high in orbit, monitoring the "scene", The Hate-Monger uses his hate-ray to begin a riot, setting young against old!; Fury barely escapes with his life with Laura, then high-tails it to the Heli-Carrier; The hate rays continue to pour forth, and gangs of youths seize power in NYC and at an ICBM base in New Jersey; They plan to "wipe out the establishment" if the country isn't turned over to them; Conferring with the President, Fury asks for a space capsule at Cape Kennedy so he can knock out the Hate-Monger's threat; Once more entirely on his own, Fury invades the orbiting space station, and confronts the Nazi villain face-to-face. Letter to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Not Brand Echh (1967) 1 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-24c87c6-021

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1st Marvel Parody book. 1st appearance of Forbush Man. Cover by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito. The Silver Burper, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia; A comical re-telling of the Surfer's encounter with Dr. Doom from Fantastic Four #57-60, starring Thung (Bim Grimm), Weed Wichards, Human Scorch, and Inevitable Girl (Shrew Storm). The Fastest Gums in the West starring Too-Gone Kid, script by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin. The Battle of the Century, script by Roy Thomas, art by Ross Andru, Bill Everett, and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); The Human Scorch battles The Sunk-Mariner. A Day of Blunder! starring Sgt. Furious and His Hostile Commandos!!, script by Gary Friedrich, art by John Severin. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Not Brand Echh (1967) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4055665011

1st Marvel Parody book. 1st appearance of Forbush Man. Cover by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito. The Silver Burper, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia; A comical re-telling of the Surfer's encounter with Dr. Doom from Fantastic Four #57-60, starring Thung (Bim Grimm), Weed Wichards, Human Scorch, and Inevitable Girl (Shrew Storm). The Fastest Gums in the West starring Too-Gone Kid, script by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin. The Battle of the Century, script by Roy Thomas, art by Ross Andru, Bill Everett, and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); The Human Scorch battles The Sunk-Mariner. A Day of Blunder! starring Sgt. Furious and His Hostile Commandos!!, script by Gary Friedrich, art by John Severin. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Peter the Little Pest (1969) 1 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-46CC191-002

Rawhide Kid (1955) 60 CBCS 8.0

Paper: White

Label #22-0FD4DC5-042

Cover by Dick Ayers and Herb Trimpe. Stories by Gary Friedrich, Denny O'Neil and Stan Lee. Art by Dick Ayers and Herb Trimpe. The greatest action epic of them all! Now it can be told! The six-gun saga you demanded as the Rawhide Kid thunders into a deadly Indian war in "Massacre at Medicine Bend!" by Gary Friedrich, Denny O'Neil, Dick Ayers and Herb Trimpe. Also in this issue: Back-up story "The Bronc Buster!" by Stan Lee and Ayers, reprinted from Two-Gun Kid (1948) #63. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Sgt. Fury (1963) 1 CGC 1.8

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #4188703006

First appearance of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandoes. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Commandos are ordered to rescue the Underground leader, captured by the nazis, before he reveals the date of D-Day. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.