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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.

Werewolf by Night (1972 1st Series) 37 FN- 5.5

"Final Ending!" Guest-starring Moon Knight. Written by Doug Moench. Art by Don Perlin. Can even the werewolf survive the combined assault of his three deadliest foes - Moon Knight, the Hangman, and Dr. Glitternight?! This is it! Everything the past 36 issues of Werewolf by Night have been building up to comes to a head! Don't miss the stunning, soul-chilling conclusion! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.25.

Werewolf by Night (1972 1st Series) 41 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4384813007

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"...And Death Shall be the Change!" Guest-starring Brother Voodoo. Written by Doug Moench. Art by Don Perlin. It's the final phase of the werewolf's big change, and the first chapter of the new, revitalized Werewolf by Night series, as Jack Russell faces the power of the Man with the Gaze of Doom! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.30.

Werewolf by Night (1972 1st Series) UK Edition 32UK CBCS 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

9p U.K. Price Variant.

Label #19-2B0F004-020

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. "The stalker called Moon Knight!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Don Perlin. Cover by Gil Kane. Just as Jack Russell plunges into the horror of killing his best friend, the second night strikes and with it comes the stalker called MOON KNIGHT! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Moon Knight.

What If (1977 1st Series) 1 FN 6.0

Cover by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott. What if Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jim Craig, inks by Pablo Marcos; Spider-Man becomes a member of the FF; Cameos by Killraven, the Squadron Supreme, and Deathlok. Hostess Fruit Pie ad with the Hulk, pencils by Dave Cockrum. Ad for Richochet Racers with Spider-Man and Captain America. Roy Thomas discusses how the title came about. 48 pgs. Cover price $0.50.

What If (1977 1st Series) 10 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #20-02CDC8D-008

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Cover art by John Buscema. What if Jane Foster had Found -- the Hammer of Thor?, script by Don Glut, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Dave Hunt; Jane Foster finds the Hammer instead of Don Blake and becomes "Thordis." Hostess Fruit Pie ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

What If (1977 1st Series) 10 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4402776004

Cover art by John Buscema. What if Jane Foster had Found -- the Hammer of Thor?, script by Don Glut, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Dave Hunt; Jane Foster finds the Hammer instead of Don Blake and becomes "Thordis." Hostess Fruit Pie ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

What If (1977 1st Series) 10 VG/FN 5.0

Cover art by John Buscema. What if Jane Foster had Found -- the Hammer of Thor?, script by Don Glut, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Dave Hunt; Jane Foster finds the Hammer instead of Don Blake and becomes "Thordis." Hostess Fruit Pie ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

What If (1977 1st Series) 10 CBCS 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition Cover Detached

Label #23-14ED31C-009

Cover art by John Buscema. What if Jane Foster had Found -- the Hammer of Thor?, script by Don Glut, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Dave Hunt; Jane Foster finds the Hammer instead of Don Blake and becomes "Thordis." Hostess Fruit Pie ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

What If (1977 1st Series) 14 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4377862022

Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Joe Sinnott. What if Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos had Fought World War II in Outer Space, script by Gary Friedrich (plot) and Don Glut (script), pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Pablo Marcos; In a reality where technology was move advanced, Fury and his men fight a space war in 1941. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man. 48 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

What If (1977 1st Series) 29N CBCS 5.5 SS McLeod

Paper: Off white to white

Witnessed Signature: Bob McLeod on 9/19/2021. Newsstand Edition

Label #21-462D29B-007

Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Michael Golden. "What If...the Avengers Were the Last Superheroes on Earth?", script by Steven Grant, pencils by Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns) and Al Gordon (finished art), inks by Al Gordon; The Avengers must defeat all other super-powered beings on Earth; Starring Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Giant Man, and the Wasp. Cameos by Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, the original X-men, Daredevil, Magneto, Electro, Doctor Octopus, Doctor Strange, and other assorted characters! "The Search for the Great Refuge!", script by Peter Gillis, pencils by Ron Wilson (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott (figures); How the Eternals helped the Inhumans found the Great Refuge. "What If...Sub-Mariner Never Regained His Memory?", script by Steven Grant, pencils by Rick Buckler (breakdowns) and Bob McLeod (finished art), inks by Bob McLeod; The Human Torch never discovers Namor, so on this world the amnesiac Namor becomes a crew member on a ship searching for the fabled entrance to the center of the Earth. "Spider-Man Vs. the Human Computer!" ad for Hostess Cup Cakes. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Where Creatures Roam (1970) 3 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4416321006

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and Marie Severin (alterations), inks by Steve Ditko and Marie Severin (alterations). "Here Comes... Thorg the Unbelievable," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; When Professor Linus mistakenly wakes up Thorr the Unbelievable he has to stop him from waking up his fellow warriors and taking over the world. Marvelmania ad. "I Am the Victim of the Sorcerer!", art by Steve Ditko; The story of the fate of one who betrayed a sorcerer. "Save Me From the Mole Men!", art by Paul Reinman; A fighter who is cruel and likes to hurt his opponents finds out that there are some creatures stronger than him, and they like to hurt their opponents also. "I Live Again!", art by Steve Ditko; The animated statue rises up from where it fell in the last story and decides to go to America so that it can conquer the world. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 2 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4416321011

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. I Created...Sporr! The Thing That Could Not Die!; A scientist moves into Dr. Frankenstein's castle to set up his experimental growth ray; He is arrested by the villagers, leaving his experiment to grow out of control. I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Invader!; Dragoom, a flaming monster from the planet Vulcan, arrives on Earth and terrorizes the planet; The military are helpless before him, but a monster movie director fools him into fleeing by using special effects to fake the arrival of police from Vulcan in pursuit of Dragoom. Taboo! The Thing From the Murky Swamp! All pencils by Jack Kirby, all inks by Dick Ayers. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 4 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4416321013

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Tom Palmer. Behind My Door Waits... Medusa!, art by Steve Ditko; A curio shop owner tells customers that a strange statue is a burglar turned to stone by Medusa; No one believes him, but none dare open the door which he says leads to Medusa. I Met the Thing on Midnight Island!, art by Don Heck; A sailor finds a note from a castaway, but on the island named he finds only a strange creature; When an alien ship arrives to pick up the creature, he realizes that it was a castaway. I Was Trapped in Nightmare Valley, art by Paul Reinman; An explorer encounters sentient, extraterrestrial trees in Asian mountains; They plan to spread their pollen all over the Earth, but they are fortuitously destroyed by a volcano. The Monster in My Cellar!, art by Reed Crandall. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 6 FN- 5.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. I Challenged...Groot! The Monster from Planet X!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The monarch of Planet X arrives on Earth in order to capture a town for experimental purposes back on his home world. I Dared to Look Into the Beyond!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; A scientist builds a time machine to travel into the future. He believes that he has travelled to the past, demonstrating that the future does not yet exist, but in fact he saw a future in which Earth was abandoned. My Friend Is...Not Quite Human!, art by Steve Ditko; A misogynist wood-carver falls in love with his sculpture and has himself transformed into wood, but his refusal to pay a gypsy mystic leads to her making the wooden figure human out of spite. When the Saucer Strikes!, art by Paul Reinman. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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.

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.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4188704005

Direct Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1D CBCS 9.4 SS Miller/ CLaremont

Paper: Off white

Signed By Frank Miller and Chris Claremont.

Label #16-16205E5-001

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Direct Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3896281013

Newsstand Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 1N CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #3915783014

Newsstand Edition. 1 of 4 Featuring Wolverine in his first solo series fighting in Japan. "Wolverine." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Back cover MegaForce ad with art by William Stout. Cover price $0.60.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) 4D FN/VF 7.0

Name written on splash page.

Direct Edition. Wolverine's Japanese adventure concludes in "Honor." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

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.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 235 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4377861005

Wonder Woman battles the Nazis in World War II in "The Biology Bomb!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Vince Colletta. Dr. Mid-Nite guest stars. Full-page Mr. Miracle ad with art by Marshall Rogers. One-page text feature covers the original Swamp Thing by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson. Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez cover pencils, Colletta cover inks. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 242 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4377861014

Wonder Woman's close encounter with..."Tomorrow's Gods and Demons." Written by Jack C. Harris, with art by Jose Delbo and Joe Giella. (Note: World War II ends.) Characters: Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Etta Candy; Steve Trevor; Hippolyte; Dr. Fate (cameo); Spectre (cameo); Angle Man [Earth-1] (cameo). Cover by Rich Buckler and Vince Colletta. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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.

Wulf the Barbarian (1975 Atlas) 1 CBCS 8.0 SS Larry Hama

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021.

Label #21-21F13CC-025

"Wulf the Barbarian." Script and pencils by Larry Hama, inks by Klaus Janson. The savage warrior Wulf seeks revenge on the troll who murdered his royal parents and sent him into exile. Part of the short-lived Atlas line from former Marvel publisher Martin Goodman. 32 pages. Cover by Hama and Janson. Cover price $0.25.

Yosemite Sam (1970 Gold Key) 28 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #4346189011

Number/month on cover: 90263-506, no month listed. Comic starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Yosemite Sam with other cartoon characters, usually Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Issue features "Sail Power," "I Want Revenge," "Seawed Sal," and "Kid-Zapped." Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.25.