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Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 3 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4419899001

"Wheels on Fire!" Guest-starring Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Story by Gary Friedrich. Art by Jim Mooney and John Tartaglione. Cover by John Romita, Sr. It had to happen, the fateful final showdown with Big Daddy Dawson! Plus, in this issue, Ghost Rider learns how to summon forth his mystical motorcycle! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 9 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4416308006

If you don't believe in ghosts...we challenge you to read true tales of the weird and supernatural! Featuring: 7 page story "The Curse of the Phantom Prophet!" drawn by John Calnan; 6 page story "The Last Ride of Rosie the Wrecker" drawn by Alfredo Alcala; 6 page story "The Spectral Shepherd of Dartmoor" drawn by Jerry Grandenetti; 1 page text story "The Supernatural Sleuth"; 4 page story "The Phantom That Never Was!" drawn by Bob Brown and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by Nick Cardy. Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 10 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4416308022

Cover art by Nick Cardy. A Specter Stalks Saigon, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Gerry Talaoc, inks by Redondo Studio; A ghostly soldier tries to warn soldiers to change their plans during the Vietnam War. The Ghost of Wandsgate Gallows!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Ernie Chan; Judd Gibbons is hired to kill Lord James Craven. Death Came at Dawn, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Sam Glanzman. Phantom Fingers text story. The Hell Beast of Berkeley Square, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Nestor Malgapo; The Beast of Berkeley Square haunts an old mansion. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 11 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416308016

"The Devil's Lake" (art by E.R. Cruz), "Next Stop is Nowhere," "The Specter Who Stalked Cellblock 13," and "The Instrument of Death!" Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 13 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416308007

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Nightmare in the Sandbox!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Bob Brown; Dr. Jones doesn't believe in voodoo, until the local witch doctor curses his sandbox. Voice of Vengeance, script by Leo Dorfman, art by John Calnan; When a puppetter is attacked and has his voice damaged, who is speaking his part in the next performance? The World's Mightiest Mystic text story. Have Tomb, Will Travel, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Gerry Talaoc; Patsy Coyne's killer is haunted by his new car. Hell Is One Mile High, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Nestor Redondo; Did two American GI's take refuge in a haunted German castle, or was it just their imagination. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 15 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4416308023

"The Ghost That Wouldn't Die" (art by Buddy Gernale), "A Phantom in the Alamo," "Who Dares Cheat the Dead?" (art by Alfredo Alcala), and "Hand From the Grave" (art by Rico Rival). Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 16 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416308021

"Death's Grinning Face," "The Mothball Ghost," and "The Haunted Hero of St. Helena" (art by Gerry Talaoc). Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 18 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416308005

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Graveyard of Vengeance, art by Alfredo Alcala; An Indian Chief curses all white men on his ground when his family is killed by English soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Death of a Ghost, art by Abe Ocampo; Jan and Clayton Butler try to move into a haunted mansion; Mr. Devereux has a machine that will remove the ghost that occupies the mansion. Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World ad with the Legion of Super-Heroes. The Eye of Evil, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Frank Redondo; Alois Hitler can see the hate in his son's eyes but nobody will believe him. The Girl-Hunting Ghost text story, art by Jim Aparo. Death Came Creeping, pencils by Ernesto Patricio, inks by Gerry Talaoc. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 22 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4416308018

"The Haunted Horns of Death," "The Last Shrill Laugh of the Phantom" (art by Jess Jodloman), and "Omen From the Beyond" (art by Rubeny). Nick Cardy cover. Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 23 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4416308019

"Dead Is My Darling" (art by Fred Carrillo), "The Spectral Avenger" (art by Gerry Talaoc), "The Most Haunted House in England" (pencils by J. Noriega, inks by Alfredo Alcala), and "The Jinx That Rode the Skies" (art by Sam Glanzman?). Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 24 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4416308020

"You, Too, Will Die!" (art by Alfredo Alcala), "The Phantom Spy" (art by Lee Elias), Tales of the Haunted and the Damned story, "Dark Was the Pit" (art by Don Perlin), and "Doom-Hag of Achill Island" (art by E.R. Cruz). Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 30 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416308017

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Dead of the Night, script by Leo Dorfman, art by E. R. Cruz; Doug Carter hops a train to run away from home when he finds that the train he hopped is a ghostly version of President Lincoln's funeral train. The Phantom in Our Family, script by Murray Boltinoff, art by Lee Elias; Did the ghost of Joey Rodriguez, killed in Vietnam, return to his mother? The Fangs of the Phantoms, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Ernie Chan; District Officer Fontaine must transport two native killers to justice, but do they have the power to turn into jungle animals? One Foot Over the Grave, script by Murray Boltinoff, art by Buddy Gernale; A witch places a curse on Colonel Buck. The Devil in the Diamond text story by Murray Boltinoff. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Giant Size Avengers (1974) 2 FN/VF 7.0

"A Blast from the Past!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Dave Cockrum. Cover by Ron Wilson. The story continues from Avengers 129 and the Earth's mightiest heroes are in dire straits! Kang the Conqueror has paralyzed Iron Man, Thor, and the Vision and placed each one inside a Macrobot. Now the three Macrobots are sent to China, the Soviet Union, and the United States to wreck havoc! Kang has also imprisoned Mantis, the Scarlet Witch, and Agatha Harkness in an abandoned Egyptian pyramid as he tries to determine who is the celestial madonna. So that leaves two Avengers, Hawkeye and the Swordsman, plus the ancient pharaoh Rama-Tut to rescue the Avengers and save the world! In his finest hour with the Avengers, can the Swordsman lead the team to victory or will tragedy strike? Simply a great story with a powerful ending. Back up story: Reprint of Fantastic Four 19 (1st series) featuring Rama-Tut. 64 pages Cover price $0.50.

Giant Size Defenders (1974) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1206979004

Cover pencils by Gil Kane and John Romita (alterations), inks by Frank Giacoia and John Romita (alterations). New story: "The Way They Were!", script by Tony Isabella, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Al Milgrom; Valkyrie learns the origins of the Hulk, Namor and Dr. Strange and the Defenders stop Rasputin. Reprints: "Banished to Outer Space", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The military captures Rick and Ross convinces him that they need the Hulk to test a new experimental rocket for national security; Rick tricks the jade giant into the capsule but once it is shot into space, he realizes that Ross deceived him to get rid of his foe. Bird of Prey! starring Sub-Mariner and Princess Fen, script and art by Bill Everett. "To Catch a Magician!" starring Doctor Strange and Mr. Rasputin, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Denny O'Neil (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko. "The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby; inks by Frank Giacoia; featuring Quasimodo. The Dynamic Defenders! illustration by Sal Buscema. 68 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Giant Size Master of Kung Fu (1974) 2 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4416308015

Shang Chi the Master of Kung Fu meets a mysterious woman and is drawn into a tangled web of intrigue and suspense. In this epic adventure Chi will face challenges beyond any he has ever faced before. He shall come face to face with his hated father, the evil Fu Manchu, and even the specter of death. Will this mystery woman be Chi's new love or the death of him? Find out in "The Devil Doctor's Triumph." Story by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Jack Abel. Plus, a back-up tale featuring the arch villain from the 1950's Yellow Claw. 64 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 88 FN- 5.5

Oxidation

Giant-size issue. Neal Adams cover and one interior page (the pencilled version of the cover of Green Lantern 89). The rest of the issue contains reprints: "Summons From Space!" with script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella (from Showcase 23); "The Origin of Green Lantern's Oath!" with script by Broome, pencils by Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; and the Golden Age Green Lantern in "The Menace of the Marching Toys!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs (from a 1949 issue of the original Green Lantern series). Letter to the editor from comic writer Martin Pasko and writer Dwight Decker. Cover price $0.25.

Hair Bear Bunch (1973 Whitman) 3 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4400973025

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.15.

Human Torch (1974 1st Series) 1 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-0FD4FF7-012

Cover pencils by John Romita, inks by Joe Sinnott. Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; In Glenville, Johnny lives with his sister Sue; While she's known as a member of the Fantastic Four, he tries to keep a low profile; We get to see the house, much of which is chemically fire-resistent, and equipped with various crime-fighting equipment; But even in the suburbs danger lurks, as someone called The Destroyer is hell-bent on wrecking a local amusement park nearing completion. Part 2: The Flaming Fury Strikes Back!!; Ben shows up, but Johnny refuses help, saying it's his fight. Horror Hotel!; A hotel is terrorized by a "man-killing beast," sending tenants fleeing. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Human Torch (1974 1st Series) 1 CBCS 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #23-253E131-002

Cover pencils by John Romita, inks by Joe Sinnott. Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; In Glenville, Johnny lives with his sister Sue; While she's known as a member of the Fantastic Four, he tries to keep a low profile; We get to see the house, much of which is chemically fire-resistent, and equipped with various crime-fighting equipment; But even in the suburbs danger lurks, as someone called The Destroyer is hell-bent on wrecking a local amusement park nearing completion. Part 2: The Flaming Fury Strikes Back!!; Ben shows up, but Johnny refuses help, saying it's his fight. Horror Hotel!; A hotel is terrorized by a "man-killing beast," sending tenants fleeing. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 162 CBCS 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-1B1DB9E-011

Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani. Spawn of the Flesh-Eater!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani; Hulk is lost in the Canadian woods when he runs across a distressed young woman who is looking for her missing brother; Hulk rescues a man from the Wendigo whom he thinks to be her brother but Marie tells him that it is her brother's friend, Georges; When Georges regains consciousness, he tells a chilling tale of an act of cannibalism that turned Paul Cartier into the Wendigo. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 162 GD/VG 3.0

Oxidation.

Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani. Spawn of the Flesh-Eater!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani; Hulk is lost in the Canadian woods when he runs across a distressed young woman who is looking for her missing brother; Hulk rescues a man from the Wendigo whom he thinks to be her brother but Marie tells him that it is her brother's friend, Georges; When Georges regains consciousness, he tells a chilling tale of an act of cannibalism that turned Paul Cartier into the Wendigo. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 182 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4377612008

Cover art by Herb Trimpe. First appearance of Hammer and Anvil in "Between Hammer and Anvil!," script by Len Wein, art by Herb Trimpe; The Canadian government reins agent Wolverine back in from his unaccomplished mission of destroying the Hulk; He reluctantly retreats, and they send their special-op commandos to take on the brute; When even that doesnt work, they detonate a huge sleeping gas bomb at him, which finally puts the Hulk out; When the Hulk comes to, he is flying high above the forest, carried by the agents in a steel cage; The Hulk angrily breaks free of his prison, and jumps away to safer pastures. Next Wolverine in Giant-Size X-Men #1. Marvel Value Stamp Series A: The Golem. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 182 CGC 6.0 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

Marvel Vale Stamp missing from page 10.

Label #4304930017

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Cover art by Herb Trimpe. First appearance of Hammer and Anvil in "Between Hammer and Anvil!," script by Len Wein, art by Herb Trimpe; The Canadian government reins agent Wolverine back in from his unaccomplished mission of destroying the Hulk; He reluctantly retreats, and they send their special-op commandos to take on the brute; When even that doesnt work, they detonate a huge sleeping gas bomb at him, which finally puts the Hulk out; When the Hulk comes to, he is flying high above the forest, carried by the agents in a steel cage; The Hulk angrily breaks free of his prison, and jumps away to safer pastures. Next Wolverine in Giant-Size X-Men #1. Marvel Value Stamp Series A: The Golem. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 55 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4384438002

"Beware the Blood Brothers!" First appearance of Thanos. Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Jim Starlin and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jim Starlin and Joe Sinnott. One of the landmark Marvel issues of the Bronze Age. Drax the Destroyer is a prisoner of Thanos at the evil Titan's Earth-fortress. In an effort to escape, Drax telepathically reaches out to Tony Stark for assistance; but before Iron Man can come to the rescue, Shell-Head is ambushed by the Blood Brothers! Can Drax and the golden avenger defeat the Blood Brothers and Thanos? Also first appearances of Drax the Destroyer, Starfox (in a flashback), and Mentor. (Note: Iron Man 55 was reprinted as a Marvel Milestone Edition in 1992.) 36 pages Cover price $0.20.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 67 FN+ 6.5

"Return of the Freak!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Mike Esposito. Eddie March is near death after his heroic effort to stop Dr. Spectrum in the previous issue. Tony Stark and Dr. Don Blake use the enervator to try to save Eddie's life, but the procedure goes awry and Eddie becomes the Freak! Now Iron Man has to stop his friend's rampage! (Note: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #80 the Ghost Rider.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Journey into Mystery (1972 2nd series) 1 CBCS 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #23-253E131-003

Cover by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer. Dig Me No Grave!, script by Roy Thomas (adaptation) and Robert E. Howard (original story), art by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer; When John Grimlan dies, two of his friends must undertake a strange series of tasks that reveal dark secrets about the life of the dead man. House!, script by Steve Englehart, art by Ralph Reese; Jim Staton finds refuge in a deserted house during a storm, or so he thinks. You Show Me Your Dream -- I'll Show You Mine!!, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Starlin and Mike Ploog; A man and woman who have never met repeatedly dream the same weird dream, seeing each other and the figure of Death. House ad for Marvel Spotlight #6 and Luke Cage Hero for Hire #3, art by Mike Ploog and Billy Graham. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Jungle Action (1972 Marvel) 12 VF- 7.5

Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Klaus Janson. The Black Panther stars in Panther's Rage part 7, "Blood Stains on Virgin Snow," script by Don McGregor, breakdowns by Billy Graham, finished art by Klaus Janson; The Panther infiltrates Killmonger's lair but is rendered unconscious by Sombre; He is dumped in the snowfield of the Land of Chilling Mists where it is expected he will be killed by wolves; The Panther defeats the wolves. 2-page backup, :The Hidden Land of Wakanda!, script by Don McGregor; Summary of the story so far, with reprinted panels from Jungle Action #6-11 superimposed over a map of Wakanda. Letters from editors Dean Mullaney and Meloney Crawford. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 107 CBCS 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #19-1D88571-041

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Crisis on Earth-X!, script by Len Wein, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; During an annual meeting between the JLA and JSA, six members and the Red Tornado (accidentally interfering with the transmatter machine that transports the two groups between Earths 1 and 2) are accidentally transported to another Earth, one in which the Nazis won World War Two; At first, the seven heroes are able to defeat a small group of Nazi soldiers, but are almost defeated by sonic machines when the Freedom Fighters, led by Uncle Sam, take the heroes away and explain what's going on in their secret headquarters; The three groups learn of machines around the world controlling everyone's minds, and set about to destroy them all. A letter from comics writer Mike W. Barr. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Ka-Zar (1974 2nd Series) 2 CGC 7.5 SS Friedrich

Paper: Off white

Signed by Mike Friedrich on 11/3/23

Label #4342144001

Last 20-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "The Fall of the Red Wizard," script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Jack Abel; KA-ZAR and SHANNA aren't too keen on the idea of becoming human sacrifices; But when a triceratops rampages through their village, the Fall People are convinced Ka-Zar's blasphemy is to blame; Continued origin of the Savage Land. The Shanna story continues in Daredevil 109. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Kamandi (1972 DC) 13 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

1st cover 9.0, interior cover 9.0. Double Cover. Exceptional White.

Label #21-34BDE0B-012

"Hell at Hialeah." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Kirby and Royer. Kamandi fails in his attempt to escape the Hialeah raceway and must participate in a race to the death with Bull Bantam. Cover price $0.20.

Magnus Robot Fighter (1963 Gold Key) 30 CBCS 3.5 Restored

Slight amateur restoration

Paper: Cream to off white

Amateur Restoration Includes: Moderate amount of color touch on the cover.

Label #19-279A9AA-205

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Reprint of issue #15. Cover art by Russ Manning. "The Weird World of Mogul Badur," script by Herb Kastle, art by Russ Manning; Magnus and Leeja are kidnapped by Mogul Badur, a dictator seeking to prolong his already abnormally long life. "Free to Fly"; Magnus tells Leeja about some of mankind's achievements in the field of flight. # on cover 10046-111. November #29 11/71. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Man-Thing (1974 1st Series) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4285769006

"Battle for the Palace of the Gods!" Written by Steve Gerber. Art by Val Mayerik and Sal Tarpani. Cover by Frank Brunner. Now in its own magazine - the macabre Man-Thing, the most startling sawmp-creature of all! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Howard the Duck. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Feature (1971 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #0124484001

Giant-size issue. 2nd appearance of the Defenders. Cover pencils by John Buscema and John Romita (alterations), inks by Frank Giacoia and John Romita (alterations). "Nightmare On Bald Mountain!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Sal Buscema; Dr. Strange, Hulk and Namor travel to Rutland, VT to stop a cult from releasing Dormammu into our dimension. "The Hidden World" featuring Betty Dean, Namora, and Princess Fen, script and art by Bill Everett. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4323252003

Origin of Warlock and Counter-Earth in "And Men Shall Call Him Warlock!" Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins. This is the first appearance of Warlock, who was previously the character "Him" in Fantastic Four (see issues 66 and 67) and Thor (issues 165, 166) comics. High Evolutionary guest stars. Brief appearances by the Hulk and Thor. Kane/Adkins cover. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 3 FN+ 6.5

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Frank Giacoia. While the World Spins Mad!, script by Barry Smith (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Barry Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; Sensing evil, Strange is so focused on seeking it out he's almost hit by a truck; He calls upon The Ancient One, who warns him of the nature of the evil, but is still mystified; Then he finds himself confronted by someone (or something) who takes his own form, and tells him he's "already defeated"; Only when he discovers his oldest enemy is at the bottom of it does he also realize he was hit by the truck--and has been in a hospital bed ever since!; On recovering, he erases the memory of the night's events from the doctor's mind, as "Many things there are that mankind must not know..." 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 3 CBCS 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-3246A82-007

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First 20-cent cover price. Cover art by Mike Ploog. Werewolf By Night!, script by Gerry Conway, art by Mike Ploog; Andrea Timly captures Jack Russell and tries to get the location of the Darkhold from him. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 4 CBCS 4.0

Paper: White

Label #22-069BD64-029

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Cover art by Mike Ploog. Island of the Damned!, script by Gerry Conway, art by Mike Ploog; Jack Russell travels to an island while searching for the Darkhold; While there he is turned into stone. Continued in Werewolf By Night #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 5 VG/FN 5.0

Water damage.

Origin and first appearance of the Ghost Rider. First appearance of Roxanne Simpson. Cover art by Mike Ploog. Origin of the Ghost Rider, script by Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich, art by Mike Ploog; To save the life of his mentor and the man who has become like a father to him, Johnny Blaze makes a deal with the devil and is transformed into the spirit of vengeance, Ghost Rider. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 9 CBCS 8.0

Paper: White

Label #22-0FD3AC2-023

Cover art by Mike Ploog. The Snakes Crawl At Night, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Chic Stone; everyone believes Johnny Blaze is dead when he falls down Copperhead Canyon; Sam Silvercloud kidnaps Roxanne. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 13 CBCS 8.0

Paper: White

Label #21-24C87C6-016

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Cover art by John Romita. When Satan Walked the Earth, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Daimon goes home to Fire Lake and finds that demons have crossed the portal to Hell that is in his basement. Continued from Ghost Rider #3. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 13 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-24C87C6-017

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Cover art by John Romita. When Satan Walked the Earth, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Daimon goes home to Fire Lake and finds that demons have crossed the portal to Hell that is in his basement. Continued from Ghost Rider #3. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4416321007

"And Spidey Makes Four!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. The Frightful Four use an entranced web-slinger to gain access to the Baxter Building. And after subduing the Human Torch, the Wizard tries to tap into the powerful energies of the Negative Zone! But the Wizard, Sandman, and Trapster get much, much more than they bargained for -- when Annihilus bursts thru the Negative Zone portal! Wow! Spider-Man and the Human Torch already had their hands full against the Frightful Four. Can they beat Annihilus too? 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 5 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4416321023

"A Passion of the Mind!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Vision. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. While web-slinging across Manhattan, Spider-Man discovers a man stumbling in the streets below. And to the wall-crawler's surprise...it's the Vision! What's wrong with the synthezoid avenger? It appears that an electromagnetic signal from the Baxter Building is interfering with the Vision's brain waves! So the two heroes travel to the FF's headquarters -- where they find the signal and the Puppet Master! Cameo appearance by Harry Osborn. (Note: The Puppet Master previously appeared in Fantastic Four 100.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 11 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4416321022

Spider-Man and the Inhumans star in "The Doomsday Gambit!" Part 3 of 3 (Continued from previous issue). Plot by Gerry Conway. Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Jim Mooney. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by John Romita. Spider-Man enlists the aid of the Inhumans to defeat Kang and Zarrko and rescue the Avengers in the 23rd century. Cameo appearances by Omega and the Avengers. This three-part story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition 27.(Kang next appears in Avengers 128 and 129. This issue includes a full-page ad for Marvel's Dracula Lives magazine.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 12 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4125690021

Spider-Man and the Werewolf by Night battle Moondark in "Wolf at Bay!" Plot by Gerry Conway, script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Don Perlin. Daredevil and Black Widow cameos. Gil Kane/John Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 15 VG 4.0

Spider-Man and Ghost Rider in "If An Eye Offend Thee." Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Don Perlin. Cover by Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia, and John Romita. Spider-Man and Ghost Rider battle the Orb. First meeting between Spider-Man and Ghost Rider. Origin and first appearance of the Orb. The Orb appears next in Ghost Rider (1st series) 14. This issue was first reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition 18 and Marvel Tales 254. 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 11MJ&MENNEN VG+ 4.5

Residue.

Double Insert Variant. Includes the Mark Jeweler Advertisement Centerfold Insert and the Mennen Advertisment Inner Cover Wrap Insert. Spider-Man and the Inhumans battle Zarrko the Tomorrow Man and Kang the Conqueror in "The Doomsday Gambit!" Plot by Gerry Conway, script by Len Wein, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Mike Esposito. Cameos by the Avengers (Iron Man, Thor, the Scarlet Witch, and the Vision), Quicksilver, and the Human Torch (of the Fantastic Four). John Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.20.

Night Nurse (1973) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419733019

Cover art by Win Mortimer. "The Making of a Nurse!", script by Jean Thomas, art by Win Mortimer; Linda Carter, Georgia Jenkins, and Christine Palmer all study to be nurses; Marshall Michaels asks Linda Carter to marry him but insists that she give up on being a nurse; When all of the city's power goes out Ben Jenkins (Georgia's brother) and Rocky try to hold the hospital's generator hostage; When Ben listens to his sister and tries to stop Rocky he is shot; Linda turns down Marshall's marriage proposal to become a nurse. Ad for The Cat comic book series. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Plop (1973) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416308025

Front and back cover art by Basil Wolverton and Sergio Aragonés (marginals). "The Escape!", script and art by Sergio Aragonés; A whimsical look at dungeon life by Sergio Aragonés. Plops cartoons, art by Robert Johnson, Pat Anderson, Goddard Sherman, and Cork. "A Plop Is Born" article; The origin of Plop! "Kongzilla!", script by Frank Robbins, art by George Evans; What is this drooling, slurping, YEECHY thing emerging from the primeval slime and muck?; You guessed it--it's KONGZILLA! "The Message," script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Alfredo Alcala; A ghost reports back to his friends in the graveyard what the score of the ballgame was. "The Gourmet," script by Steve Skeates, art by Berni Wrightson; Bernie Wrightson drew this tale about a man who would pay any price for a meal of frogs' legs. 36 pgs., color. Cover price $0.20.

Sandman (1974 DC) 1A CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4060067005

1st Bronze Age Sandman. Last Simon & Kirby collaboration. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. General Electric, script by Joe Simon, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer; When a boy named Jed Walker has a strange dream of a drowning man who appears in reality to give him an evil little doll, it spurs the Sandman to emerge from the Dream Stream into the real world to stop the plans of General Electric. Article on memory and dreams by Alan Asherman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.