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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.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 59 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. "I Unleashed Shagg Upon the World!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An explorer wakes the Sphinx, really a robot warrior called Shagg. "I Was Trapped in Horror House!," art by Paul Reinman; A convict escapes from death row and hides in a haunted house in an amusement park. "The Revenge of the Wooden Woman," art by Steve Ditko; A sea captain's love for his wooden figurehead is repaid when it saves his life after an attack by pirates. "I Am the Beast-Man!," art by Don Heck; A Russian spy masquerades as a talking bear in order to embarrass the West when the hoax is revealed; He finds that the radiation which he pretended gave a bear the ability to speak actually transformed him into a bear. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 63 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Goliath! The Monster That...Walked Like a Man!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An advertising man tricks an advance agent of a proposed invasion from Atlantis into returning to Atlantis by building a mannequin even larger than Goliath and threatening to wage war with his people for the surface of Earth. "The Heat's On" text story, art by Gene Colan and Don Heck. "I Was Trapped by the Mole Men!," art by Don Heck; A snobbish mine owner is captured by subterranean creatures and kept in a zoo until the mine foreman rescues him. "The Dangerous Doll," pencils by Jack Kirby; A poor man finds a doll in the field and gives it to his lame daughter. "I Took a Journey Into Fear!," art by Steve Ditko; A man wants to build a time machine, but his colleagues say it is impossible. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 73 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2238840009

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. "Where Will You Be, When...The Spider Strikes!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A physicist working at an atomic research lab in New Mexico goes into work one day with a spider in his pants cuff. "What Lurks on Channel X?," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A couple with a nasty landlord get a free TV set from a stranger; It is a device sent by aliens to enslave Earth by hypnotizing people through the sets in preparation for their landing force. "Menace from Mars!," art by Don Heck; Martians come to Earth to discover if humans represent a threat to them. "One Look Means Doom!," art by Steve Ditko; A couple moves to a cursed castle and the man discovers the imprisoned Medusa. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 82 GD+ 2.5

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Scorpion Strikes!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; A scorpion is mutated by radiation and grows giant, gaining an evil intelligence. "The Heat's On," pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Don Heck; When a young boy builds a fan to help his family get through a heat wave it brings down the flying saucer that caused the heat. "I Am the Prisoner of the Voodoo King!," art by Gene Colan; A criminal being brought to prison from a jungle outpost escapes into the jungle. "The Next Galaxy," art by Don Heck; In the thirtieth century, humanity becomes advanced but emotionless and brutally conquers the galaxy. "Take a Chair," art by Steve Ditko; A furniture maker gets more than he bargained for when he attempts to eliminate a rival chair producer and finds out he is an alien in disguise creating robotic spies on humans. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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.

Justice Comics (1948) 4 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Tear seal. 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) 53 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pieces clipped. Interrupts art or story.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; While walking through town at night, Kid Colt spots a number of horses tied up in front of the Wells Fargo Express and finds it suspicious; Before he can do anything a man attacks him from behind while the rest of his gang blast the front entrance of the Wells Fargo building and steal all the cash inside and escape just as the law shows up. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt gets in the middle of a fight between two boys that has been instigated by local bully Ward Bascomb; After breaking up the fight, Bascomb tries to pick one with the Kid, but Kid Colt easily disarms him and beats him in a fair fight, prompting the mob to disburse. "Water Boy" text story. "Only One Returned," script by Carl Wessler, art by Gene Colan. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding through a mountain pass when suddenly someone causes a rockfall; Getting to cover, Kid Colt decides to investigate to see who attempted to kill him; Climbing the mountain, the Kid is knocked out from behind; When he wakes up, he finds himself prisoner old Ben Jensen who is trying to keep people away from his gold mine and is not above killing anyone who happens upon it. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) 90 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pieces clipped. Interrupts art or story.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Man From Fargo!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller, inks by Joe Sinnott; Kid Colt recovers stolen money from a bandit disguised as a Wells Fargo courier. Kid Colt Bonus Pin-Up Page by Jack Keller. Wanted!! Dead Or Alive!!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller; Kid Colt lets a man who helps him bring him to the authorities so that he can use the reward money to get his crippled son an operation. Mirage text story. Desperado!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett; A loud-mouthed bully gives up gunplay when he mistakes a stranger for a dangerous outlaw. Beware!! The Gun Wizard!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller, inks by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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 VG 4.0

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 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) 17 FN+ 6.5

Foxing.

Giant-size issue. The origin of the Black Knight in "The Black Knight Reborn!" Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Dan Adkins and company. The remainder of the issue contains Golden Age reprints: the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, the All-Winners Squad featuring Captain America and Bucky ("Menace From the Future World!" from All-Winners 21). John Buscema/John Romita Sr. cover? Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 18 VG- 3.5

Water damage. Staple rust.

Giant-size issue. Origin and 1st appearance of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo). The remainder of the issue contains Golden Age reprints: the Sub-Mariner ("Courage"); and the All Winners Squad featuring Miss America, the Human Torch, and Captain America (from All Winners 21). Letter to the editor from comics writer Steven Grant. Colan cover pencils. 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) 20 VG/FN 5.0

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 Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 96 CBCS 5.0

Paper: White

Label #16-B38B2A3-007

Cover art by Syd Shores. The Return of the Monster, pencils by Gene Colan; A contemporary continuation of the Frankenstein story. The Deadly Dwarf!, art by Vern Henkel. House ad for Suspense #3. The Mask of the Mind!; No one suspects that the handsome and kind Dr. Hill is secretly a grave robber who disguises himself with a hideous mask to do his evil work. Don't Shake Hands with the Devil, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Satan sends an emissary to a horror story publisher so that he will read the scroll of suffering and be transported to Hell as a living man. The Case of the Cat text story. The Witch's Son! The Terror That Creeps, art byWerner Roth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 101 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, TRIMMED. Water damage. Tape on interior cover.

The Man Who Died Twice!; Fate teaches a lesson to a man who denies him by giving him another chance to avoid being a passenger on a doomed airliner, but when he decides to drive instead of fly, the plane crashes into his car. The Spider!, script by Hank Chapman; A boy feeds his giant spider the neighbor's animals, and then the neighbor. When the spider bites the boy, he transforms into a giant spider. The Train to Nowhere text story. The Voice of Doom, art by Gene Colan; A man murders his stuttering wife and hears her voice accusing him; A psychologist friend recommends getting a parrot from South America that knows no English and leaving it in the room he hears the voice in. The Hidden Men, art by Morris Weiss. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's Adventures (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 14 VG 4.0

Residue on interior cover.

"name, Rank, Serial Number" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Retreat" (art by Gene Colan), "Insane" (art by Norman Steinberg), "The Coffin" (art by Bill Everett), and a two-page text story, "Military Man With a Spear." Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Millie the Model (1945 Marvel) 39 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing. Interrupts art and story.

Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo. Daisy and Iggy back-up. Chili back-up. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Millie the Model (1945 Marvel) 143 VG+ 4.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Cover cleaned.

Cover art by Stan Goldberg. Dreams of Glamor! starring Millie the Model, script by Dennis O'Neil. Here Comes the Bride! illustration. Millie's Fashion Pin-Ups, scripts by Stan Lee. Millie, Jill, Chili and Toni's Charming Coiffures! illustration. Stan Goldberg art throughout. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Miss America Comics (1944) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. 3 pages missing with unattached low quality reproduction pages for readability (affects "Baron Shinto the Gouger" and "The Mystery of the Monster Men" stories). Back cover coupon cut. Tape and tearing on interior pages. Pencil marks on cover.

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.

Peter the Little Pest (1969) 1 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-46CC191-002

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Joe Maneely. Contents (1-page and half-page stories) reprinted from the series Melvin the Monster (1956 Atlas). Melvin becomes Peter, his hair recolored from blond to red. All signed credits for Stan Lee (writer) and Joe Maneely (artist) were removed from the reprints. Cover of this issue is an altered version of Joe Maneely's cover for Melvin the Monster (1956 Atlas) #3. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #24-0E3FD1B-001

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CBCS 8.5 Restored

Slight professional restoration

Paper: Off white to white

Professional Restoration Includes: Small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #24-0E3FD1B-002

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 1 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2109746016

"The Origin of the Silver Surfer!" Cameos by the Incredible Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the Fantastic Four. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Many years ago, in order to prevent the total annihilation of his civilization and homeworld, Norrin Radd bargained with the Devourer of Worlds. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, he became the Silver Surfer and Herald of Galactus. However, on the fateful day he arrived on Earth, for love of humanity, he betrayed his master, and thus was cursed to never traverse the space-ways again. This is his story. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Wonder of the Watcher!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #7177192006

"When Lands the Saucer!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Exiled to planet Earth by his former master, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, a being empowered with the Power Cosmic itself, finds he cannot penetrate the invisible barrier which the Devourer of Worlds has encompassed the planet with. However, this barrier does not prevent others from beyond the stars from coming to Earth and wrecking havoc. Thus, when a malevolent race of aliens descend upon the unsuspecting citizens of Earth, only the Silver Surfer possesses the power to stop them. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Coming of the Krills!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. 68 pages Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 2 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-20F6DB2-019

"When Lands the Saucer!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Exiled to planet Earth by his former master, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, a being empowered with the Power Cosmic itself, finds he cannot penetrate the invisible barrier which the Devourer of Worlds has encompassed the planet with. However, this barrier does not prevent others from beyond the stars from coming to Earth and wrecking havoc. Thus, when a malevolent race of aliens descend upon the unsuspecting citizens of Earth, only the Silver Surfer possesses the power to stop them. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Coming of the Krills!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. 68 pages Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 2 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4397776003

"When Lands the Saucer!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Exiled to planet Earth by his former master, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, a being empowered with the Power Cosmic itself, finds he cannot penetrate the invisible barrier which the Devourer of Worlds has encompassed the planet with. However, this barrier does not prevent others from beyond the stars from coming to Earth and wrecking havoc. Thus, when a malevolent race of aliens descend upon the unsuspecting citizens of Earth, only the Silver Surfer possesses the power to stop them. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Coming of the Krills!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. 68 pages Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 2 CBCS 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-066EAC8-030

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"When Lands the Saucer!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Exiled to planet Earth by his former master, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, a being empowered with the Power Cosmic itself, finds he cannot penetrate the invisible barrier which the Devourer of Worlds has encompassed the planet with. However, this barrier does not prevent others from beyond the stars from coming to Earth and wrecking havoc. Thus, when a malevolent race of aliens descend upon the unsuspecting citizens of Earth, only the Silver Surfer possesses the power to stop them. Includes the Watcher back-up "The Coming of the Krills!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. 68 pages Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 3 VG+ 4.5

1st appearance of Mephisto. "The Power and the Prize!" Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. The valiant Silver Surfer comes face-to-face with the sinister creature who would go on to become his greatest adversary and one of the greatest forces for evil in the Marvel Universe, Mephisto! When the Lord of the Underworld kidnaps Shalla Bal, Norrin Radd has no choice but to venture into the stygian depths and face the devil himself to save the woman he loves. Includes the Watcher back-up "Why Won't They Believe Me?" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan and Paul Reinman. Letter to the editor from comic writer Tony Isabella. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 4 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-055F9F9-005

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"The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!" Guest-starring Thor. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema. When the Silver Surfer ventures to fabled Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, a misunderstanding sets the Sentinel of the Spaceways against the mighty God of Thunder. It's the Power Cosmic vs. godly might. It's Thor vs. the Silver Surfer in a battle that will truly shake the heavens! Includes the Watcher back-up "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Paul Reinman. Low distribution. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 4 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4388597016

"The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!" Guest-starring Thor. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema. When the Silver Surfer ventures to fabled Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, a misunderstanding sets the Sentinel of the Spaceways against the mighty God of Thunder. It's the Power Cosmic vs. godly might. It's Thor vs. the Silver Surfer in a battle that will truly shake the heavens! Includes the Watcher back-up "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Paul Reinman. Low distribution. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 4 CGC 1.5 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white

Restoration includes: cover re-attached with glue.

Label #4067757001

"The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!" Guest-starring Thor. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema. When the Silver Surfer ventures to fabled Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, a misunderstanding sets the Sentinel of the Spaceways against the mighty God of Thunder. It's the Power Cosmic vs. godly might. It's Thor vs. the Silver Surfer in a battle that will truly shake the heavens! Includes the Watcher back-up "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Paul Reinman. Low distribution. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 4 FR 1.0

7.5" Cumulative spine split. Water damage with staple rust/migration.

"The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!" Guest-starring Thor. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema. When the Silver Surfer ventures to fabled Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, a misunderstanding sets the Sentinel of the Spaceways against the mighty God of Thunder. It's the Power Cosmic vs. godly might. It's Thor vs. the Silver Surfer in a battle that will truly shake the heavens! Includes the Watcher back-up "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba." Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and Paul Reinman. Low distribution. 68-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 6 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4388597017

"Worlds without End!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema. Through an inexplicable occurrence, the Silver Surfer arrives in the far off future. A future where the galaxy has been made a barren wasteland and what few patches of humanity remain alive life as slaves to the despot responsible for everything. In order to save the universe the Surfer must give up that which he has sought for so long - freedom! Includes the Watcher back-up "The Unsuspecting!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Syd Shores and Frank Brunner. 64-page giant. Cover price $0.25.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 8 VF- 7.5

"Now Strikes the Ghost!" Part 1 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. Mephisto, the very embodiment of evil, sends a powerful emissary, The Flying Dutchman, to destroy his hated enemy, the Silver Surfer. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 8 CBCS 6.0

Paper: White

Label #22-33325AD-002

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"Now Strikes the Ghost!" Part 1 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. Mephisto, the very embodiment of evil, sends a powerful emissary, The Flying Dutchman, to destroy his hated enemy, the Silver Surfer. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 9 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #24-07FA31A-006

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"...To Steal the Soul of the Silver Surfer!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. The embodiment of evil in the Marvel Universe, Mephisto, has sent a powerful force for evil to bring him the soul of the Silver Surfer. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 10 VG/FN 5.0

"A World he Never Made!" Part 1 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. In an effort to better understand mankind, the Silver Surfer ventures among them, incognito. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 11 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4289555003

"O, Bitter Victory!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. When a madman puts the Silver Surfer's true love's life in jeopardy, Norrin Radd does the only thing he can...send her back to Zen-La where she'll be safe, and perhaps lost to him forever. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 11 CBCS 7.5 Restored

Slight amateur restoration

Paper: Off white to white

Amateur Restoration Includes: Small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #21-24C87C6-025

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"O, Bitter Victory!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. When a madman puts the Silver Surfer's true love's life in jeopardy, Norrin Radd does the only thing he can...send her back to Zen-La where she'll be safe, and perhaps lost to him forever. Cover price $0.15.