Auctions: comic books 1972-1974

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 205 FN/VF 7.0

100-page giant. New Legion of Super-Heroes story: "The Legion of Super-Executioners" (script by Cary Bates, art by Mike Grell). The other stories are reprints: Superboy in "The One-Man Team" (art by George Papp), Tales of the Legion of Super-Hereos in "The Outcast Super-Heroes" and "The Forgotten Legion" (scripts by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein). Also in this issue: one-page Grell biography and three-page "Lore of the Legion" character profiles. Neal Adams contents page illustration (reprinted from a Superboy cover). Cover by Nick Cardy. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 261 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4419899022

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Slave of Star Sapphire!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Carol Ferris thinks Superman is attacking Green Lantern, so she becomes Star Sapphire to fight him. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 5 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4267641007

First appearance of The Living Mummy! Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; The Living Mummy comes to life and seeks out a descendant of the man that cursed him 3000 years ago. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 30 VG 4.0

Oxidation.

Stories in this issue include: "The God of Blood"; "Pantha: Rebirth"; "As Though Were Living" (in full color); "Memoirs of a Killer"; and "Captain Death." Written by Gerry Boudreau, Bill DuBay, Fernando Fernandez, Flaxman Loew, Steve Skeates, and Carl Wessler. Art by Auraleon, Richard Corben, Bill DuBay, Fernando Fernandez, Jose Gonzalez, and Munes. Includes piece on the history of vampires. Cover art by Enrich Torres. Back cover has a Neal Adams tracing of Frank Frazetta's forthcoming cover. Cover price $0.75.

Walt Disney Comics Digest (1968 Gold Key) 44 VF/NM 9.0

Gold Key edition with 50c cover price. NOTE: There is a 69c cover-priced Whitman variant of this issue. Donald at His Duckiest. Classic multi-part Carl Barks stories: Donald Duck and the Mummys Ring, Luck of the North, Donald Duck in Ancient Persia, and The Pixilated Parrot. 4.75. x 6.5. 128 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Werewolf by Night (1972 1st Series) 13 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4006900006

Cover art by Mike Ploog. His Name Is Taboo, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Jack Russell is captured by Taboo and his helper Topaz; Topaz turns on Taboo and helps Jack. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Werewolf by Night (1972 1st Series) 15 CBCS 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-2E62824-018

Marvel Value Stamp. Cover art by Mike Ploog. Death Of A Monster!, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Flashback reveals how Baron Russoff became a Werewolf and began the curse on his family; In the present, Dracula attacks Jack and Topaz to retrieve a book that belonged to the Baron. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 14 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4416321010

Cover art by John Severin. The Green Thing!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A botanist invents a serum to magnify the latent intelligence of plants; He tested it on a remote island, but the plant was evil and wanted to conquer the world. The Haunted Paper!, art by Steve Ditko; A criminal skips town and sets up a newspaper as a front; The paper's typesetter writes headlines that seem to predict the future but it's a scam to convince the criminal to turn himself in. The Coming of Maaboo!, art by Don Heck; A mercenary hears of a tribe that hoards gold while waiting for the return of a legendary alien; The mercenary poses as the alien and steals the gold, but he is abducted by the real alien. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 17 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4416321014

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Vince Colletta. 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. If the Coat Fits, script by Jack Oleck, art by Russ Heath; A man leaves a coat with a pawn shop owner that transports the wearer into another dimension and replaces them with a shadow person. The World Beyond, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist creates a pill to shrink himself to subatomic size, convinced that whole other worlds exist at microscopic levels. The Hidden Vampires, art by Tony DiPreta; When a village has been sucked nearly dry of blood by undetected vampires, a vampire stalker arrives with his helpers, a black box filled with hungry mosquitoes. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 20 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4419733002

Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Frank Giacoia. Klagg! His Mission: Destroy Mankind!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Klagg, an alien who visits Earth, becomes so upset upon learning humanity still wages war that he declares war upon the nations of the Earth. While the Town Sleeps!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; The statue of the Dutch boy plugs the hole in the dike with his finger. What Happened to Harry?, art by Dick Ayers; A brilliant inventor's boss tries to steal his new time machine in order to take credit for it. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 21 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4416321021

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Fin Fang Foom!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A young historian from Taiwan is scorned by his father for his refusal to join the army, even in the face of an imminent communist invasion; Instead of fighting directly, he crosses to the mainland to awake the dragon Fin Fang Foom. Haunted!, art by Vic Carrabotta; A ghost scares off potential buyers of a derelict house. The Clutching Hands, art by Cal Massey; A writer murders another writer to steal his work, but the dead writer's hands continue to make trouble for him. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 22 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416321015

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Elektro! He Held a World in His Iron Grip!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A scientist creates a computer so sophisticated that it can out think human beings; It hypnotizes the scientist into building it a huge robot body so that it can move and conquer the world. I Found the Girl in the Blue Glass Bottle!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A curio shop owner uses an ancient magic bottle to shrink people, but one of his victims turns the magic of the bottle on him and escapes, as the shop owner shrinks to nothing. The Demon in the Dungeon!, art by Don Heck; A novelist rents a castle in Transylvania, where the locals believe a demon lives; He discovers that the creature is a lost alien child. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 25 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4416321018

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Ruler of Earth!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; In the near future of 1990, humanity has created a computer, named R.O.E. (Ruler of Earth), to settle disputes for it; A handful of communists attempt to re-program the computer to serve their aims. They Called Her a Witch!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; Peasants call an old woman a witch, a man gives her the benefit of the doubt, but it turns out the peasants were right. When the Earth Vanished!, art by Steve Ditko; Tiny alien invaders decide to detonate their ultimate bomb thinking that unobserved Earthlings have gone into hiding to avoid their invasion force and end up blowing up an Earth boy's ping pong ball and themselves as they are caught in the aftershocks of the blast. The Man Who Fell!, art by Paul Reinman; A town's mayor threatens to imprison a gypsy fortune-teller who spurned his advances if her prediction that he will be injured by a fall does not come true. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 26 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416321019

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Thing Called Metallo!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An escaped convict tests a radiation-proof suit under a fake name; When he realizes the suits power, he uses it to go on a crime spree. The Man Who Followed!, art by Mannie Banks; A sportsman looking for the thrill of the hunt evolves apes into cunning opponents, but he doesn't foresee that they will become immune to his weapon. The Executioner, art by Myron Fass; A story told from the point of view of a turkey on Thanksgiving Day. All reprints. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 27 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416321020

Last 20-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. From Out of the Black Pit Came...Grogg!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Atomic tests conducted by a coerced dissident scientist wake the ancient dragon Grogg; The dragon chases the soldiers into a cave in the mountains and their commander tries to appease it by sending out the scientist. Follow the Leader, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Space explorers are attacked by alien animals, and only make the situation worse by killing the largest beast, which was actually a robot holding the animals in check. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Witching Hour (1969 DC) 43 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4416321017

Featuring: 1 page The Witching Hour introductory story starring Cynthia, Mildred and Mordred, drawn by E.R. Cruz; 7 page story "Village of the Vile" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Alfredo Alcala; 7 page story "The Gun That Couldn't Stop Killing" written by Carl Wessler and drawn by Ruben Yandoc; 5 page story "When Time Went Mad" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Jerry Grandenetti. Cover by Nick Cardy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Witching Hour (1969 DC) 48 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4416321016

"There's a Skeleton in My Closet!" (script by Carl Wessler, art by Rubeny), "Tragedy in Lab 13," and "Curse of the Chinese Charm" (script by Wessler, art by Fred Carrillo). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 207 FN 6.0

Cover pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Vince Colletta. "The Riddle of the Chinese Mummy Case!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Vince Colletta; Wonder Woman goes back in time to ancient China to aid a princess and to discover why a statue of Wonder Woman was found in a 2000-year-old mummy case. "The Four Dooms!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Vince Colletta; Inventa, a criminal scientist sentenced to Transformation Island, escapes her Venus Girdle with a special key of her devising, liberates the rest of the prisoners, and takes Paradise Island by force; Then she sentences Wonder Woman and Queen Hippolyta to the Island of Four Dooms; This a re-imaginating of an Earth-Two Wonder Woman story originally presented in Wonder Woman #33. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

World's Finest (1941) 222 CBCS 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #19-1d88571-083

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Evil in Paradise starring Super Sons of Superman and Batman, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Vince Colletta; The super-sons accompany two scientists with opposing views on the essential nature of man - good or evil - to a newly discovered civilization between South America and Antarctica; But when the experiment doesn't go the way one scientist expects, he interferes in it with deadly results. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.