Auctions: comic books 1972, graded by CGC

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 113 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4225833002

Cover art by John Romita. First appearance of Hammerhead in They Call The Doctor...Octopus!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Romita and Jim Starlin, inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro; While Dr. Octopus is on a crime spree, Spider-Man is weakened by an ulcer due to stress and his concern for his missing aunt. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 92. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Astonishing Tales (1970) 13 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4419035004

Cover art by Rich Buckler. Man-Thing!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler (pages 1-6) and John Buscema (pages 7-20), inks by Dan Adkins; Ka-Zar (with the help of AIM) manages to capture the Man-Thing and he is transported to the lab; He escapes and follows Ka-Zar and Barbara Morris when they go searching for the kidnapped Dr. Calvin; They find and save Dr. Calvin but the traitorous Paul Allen is killed by the Man-Thing. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 98 CGC 9.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1476826003

"Let Slip the Dogs of War!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith. Inks by Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema and Barry Windsor-Smith. The remarkable Kree/Skrull war is over! But there isn't any time to rest for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Ares, the Greek god of war, stokes a riot in downtown Manhattan by mind-controlling the nearby residents! When the Avengers and Rick Jones arrive to restore the peace, they fall under Ares' trance too! The only heroes left unaffected are Thor and the Vision! But before the Prince of Asgard and the synthezoid avenger can challenge Ares, they must first fend off their teammates! The Vision battles Shell-Head while Thor takes on Cap, Wanda, and Pietro! Everything is going Ares' way! How will the Avengers turn the tide? Cameo appearance by Hercules. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: Ares previously appeared in Avengers 50. Clint Barton returns to his Hawkeye identity. The letters page includes a lengthy letter from fantasy novelist Stephen R. Donaldson (of Chronicles of Thomas Covenant fame) and a letter from comics writer Michael P. Higgins. This three-part story was reprinted in Avengers (3rd series) 48.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 99 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4428648001

"They First Make Mad!" Part 2 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith. Inks by Tom Sutton. Cover by John Buscema and Barry Windsor-Smith. Earth's Mightiest Heroes welcome back Hawkeye and Hercules to their ranks! However not all is well with the Prince of Power! Hercules has lost his memory! And while the Avengers feverishly work to restore it, Ares makes his next move! In a flash of light, Bia and Kratos appear inside Avengers Mansion and grab Hercules! Wow, this is the powerful duo that bound Prometheus in days of yore! But the Avengers don't care about the past, they will protect the Son of Zeus at all costs! The gods, demi-gods, and mortals throw down on Fifth Avenue for the Lion of Olympus! Cameo appearances by Jarvis, Ant-Man (aka Henry Pym), and the Black Panther. Flashback cameos by Goliath, the Guardsman (aka Kevin O'Brien), and the Skrulls to recap Clint Barton's narrow escape at the end of the Kree/Skrull war. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, Hercules, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian George Olshevsky. The letters page also contains a statement of ownership: average print run 342,236; average paid circulation 206,478.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Batman (1940) 244 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #3720324002

Ra's Al Ghul is back, and with a vengeance. Can Batman defeat the Demon in a one-on-one duel to the death? "The Demon Lives Again!" Talia appearance. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the solo adventure "Teen-Age Trap!" Script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Bullwinkle and Rocky (1972 Whitman) 4 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4423959024

Whitman edition Cover price $0.15.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 22 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4419920006

First 20-cent cover price. After a two-year hiatus (and Captain Marvel's appearances in the classic Kree-Skrull War issues of Avengers 89-97), the series returns with Cap facing Megaton, the Atomic Assassin in "To Live Again!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Frank Giacoia. Cameo by the Avengers (Thor, Captain America, Iron Man) and the Sub-Mariner. Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 23 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4419920009

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. "Death At the End Of the World!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Captain Marvel and Megaton begin to fight as Megaton radioactivity levels steadily increase; Marvel drops Megaton on a power station, which then explodes, weakening the pair; Megaton blacks out and Marvel's photon levels drop, causing him to turn back into Rick Jones; Rick makes to the club where Lou-Ann Savannah is performing, just before he passes out; Lou-Ann brings Rick back to her uncle, Benjamin Savannah, for another photon treatment; Megaton is arrested and put in jail, where he recovers and attacks his cellmate; Megaton thinks back to how he got his powers, from a machine in a Kree outpost in the Artic that subjected him to his worst fears; The other expedition members had saved him but then the base blew up, killing everyone but Megaton; Back in the present, Megaton drains his cellmate of his life force, killing the prisoner, before breaking out of prison. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 13 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4423957023

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Web of the Spider-God, plot by John Jakes, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: desert east of Ophir & city of Yezud; Conan is delirous in desert, Thanix saves his life; Conan fights Omm (giant spider), Tork destroys Yezud and leaves for Shadizar with Lea. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 14 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4423957024

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. First comic book appearance of Elric of Melnibone in A Sword Called Stormbringer, plot by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: Koth grasslands; Conan saves Zephra's life, fights against and later with Elric; Conan fights to save Hyborea and Melnibone from Queen Xiombarg. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 15 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4423957025

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Elric guest-stars in The Green Empress of Melnibone, plot by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; Conan and Elric have an un-easy truce while they ride to the sunken city known as Yagala; Once there they have to face Xiombarg, Prince Gaynor the Damned, Kulan-Gath and Terhali; When their combined power is not enough to defeat them Arkyn must join the fight to help them. Letter to the editor from artist William Stout. Cover price $0.20.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #1993847004

Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Sub-Mariner begin. See Marvel Feature for first Defenders. Also see Sub-Mariner # 34 & 35. Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney. I Slay By The Stars!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia; Necrodamus attempts to sacrifice Namor to The Nameless One; Omegatron starts its countdown again. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 419 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430086019

52-page giant. Batman in "Secret of the Slaying Statues!" Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Batgirl back-up story, "Long Live the Kingpin!" Script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck. Reprints: Roy Raymond, TV Detective in "The Return of Ben Franklin" (art by Ruben Moreira; from Detective # 213) and "The Human Target" (from Gangbusters # 61). Letters to the editor from comics writers Mike Barr and Bob Rozakis. Neal Adams cover. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 420 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430086020

52-page giant. Cover by Neal Adams and Alan Kupperberg (Batman head on the left border). "Forecast for Tonight... Murder!," script and art by Frank Robbins; Batman waits under the gang plank for a man known as the "Nemesis" to disembark from a freighter recently arrived from South Africa; But when Batman captures the final figure to leave the boat, he discovers it is not the man he is looking for; Instead, thanks to a Geiger counter he is carrying (the man he is after has worked years in a radioactive area), Batman realizes that his quarry is in a coffin that was just unloaded off the ship and sent out in a hearse. "Target for Mañana!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; After aiding Batgirl in bushing up a narcotics operation in Gotham City, Jason Bard tells Batgirl that Commissioner Gordon and his daughter Barbara (who Bard doesn't know is really Batgirl) are traveling to Mexico to help police there dealing with drug operations.Traveling with her father to Mexico, they are unaware that their arrival has caught the attention of drug dealer Odd Layton. "X Marks the Mystery!," script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa, reprinted from Detective Comics #215. "The Man Who Robbed a Thousand Minds," art by Mort Meskin, reprinted from Gang Busters #57. Letters to the editor from Jay Zilber and comics writer Bob Rozakis. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 421 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430086021

52-page giant. Cover pencils by Neal Adams and Alan Kupperberg (Batman head on the left border), inks by Dick Giordano. "Blind Justice...Blind Fear!," script and art by Frank Robbins; Batman must find a way of keeping a convict who has served his time alive during a prison break so that he can divulge information about corrupt politicians, despite a black militant con who wants to bargain for freedom and a hired killer out to get the man Batman wants to protect. "Up Against Three Walls!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Continuing from last issue... Commissioner Gordon and his daughter Barbara had traveled to Mexico City so that the Commissioner could teach the police there crime fighting techniques against drug smugglers; Arriving at police headquarters as Batgirl, Barbara learns that the local mob had demanded a ransom of twelve and a half million Pesos for their safe return. "Police Line-Up!," art by Jerry Robinson, reprinted from Batman #24. "The Riddle of the Doomed Magicians!," script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Leonard Starr, reprinted from Detective Comics #205. Letter to the editor from Jay Zilber. Statement of ownership - average print run 371,666; average paid circulation 199,112. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 422 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430086022

52-page giant issue. Cover by Neal Adams. "Highway to Nowhere!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman investigates the mystery of truckers who lose their rigs after seeing the highway before them burst into phantom flames. "The Unmasking of Batgirl!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Batgirl reveals her secret identity to her father, Commissioner Gordon, who already knew, as revealed in Detective Comics #417. "The Bush Trackers!," art by Chad Grothkopf, reprinted from Worlds Finest #59. "The Unseen Clue!," art by Howard Purcell, reprinted from Gang Busters #54. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 424 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430086023

Last 52-page giant issue. Cover by Mike Kaluta. "Double-Cross-Fire!," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; An innocent bystander during a bank robbery appears to be killed by "accident" from a guards shot, but Batman learns that the killing was no accident. "Batgirl's Last Case," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; On the big election night to find a new congressional representative in Gotham City (a race which Barbara Gordon is running in herself) the local criminal element is less than ecstatic about the potential for the police Commissioner's daughter going to Washington and so they begin a campaign of intimidation to dissuade the citizens of Gotham City to vote for Barbra Gordon. "Case of the Teetering Tower!," script by Joe Millard, art by Alex Toth, reprinted from Dale Evans Comics #7. "The Cop Who Shot 1000 Crooks," pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Ray Burnley, reprinted from Gang Busters #47. Letters to the editor from Jay Zilber and comics writers Steven Grant and Bob Rozakis. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 425 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430086024

20-cent cover price begins. Cover by Bernie Wrightson. "The Stage Is Set... for Murder!!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; During a modern-dress production of Macbeth, Batman must discover which cast member is a would-be murderer. "Open-and-Shut Case!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; A Vietnam War buddy of Jason Bards has been committed to a psychiatric institution, but Bard doubts that he has committed the murder of which he is accused. Editorial on the price of DC Comics. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 425 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4430086025

20-cent cover price begins. Cover by Bernie Wrightson. "The Stage Is Set... for Murder!!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; During a modern-dress production of Macbeth, Batman must discover which cast member is a would-be murderer. "Open-and-Shut Case!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; A Vietnam War buddy of Jason Bards has been committed to a psychiatric institution, but Bard doubts that he has committed the murder of which he is accused. Editorial on the price of DC Comics. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 426 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430087001

Cover by Mike Kaluta. "Killer's Roulette!," script and art by Frank Robbins; Batman sets out to uncover the secret behind the suicides of three wealthy compulsive gamblers. "Trail of the Fadeaway Footprints!," script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; a mystery starring Elongated Man and Sue Dibny. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 426 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

Label #4430087002

Cover by Mike Kaluta. "Killer's Roulette!," script and art by Frank Robbins; Batman sets out to uncover the secret behind the suicides of three wealthy compulsive gamblers. "Trail of the Fadeaway Footprints!," script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; a mystery starring Elongated Man and Sue Dibny. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 427 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430087003

Cover by Mike Kaluta. "A Small Case of Murder!," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman investigates the case of a toy manufacturer murdered by a gun-wielding toy doll. "I Wake Up Dying!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Jason Bard is set up for a killing after being hired to find a gangsters lost wife. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 428 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430087004

Cover by Mike Kaluta. "The Toughest Cop in Gotham!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; Steve Shotgun Smith enforces a tough line on Gotham pushers, but Batman suspects that he may be taking kickbacks. "The Invisible Thief of Bleakhill Manor!", script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Joe Giella; Hawkman confronts a thief. Letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 429 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4430087006

Cover pencils by Mike Kaluta, inks by Nick Cardy. "Man-Bat Over Vegas!", script and art by Frank Robbins; An underground nuclear test in New Mexico sends shockwaves as far as Nevada, disrupting warrens occupied by swarms of vampire bats; The panic-stricken animals take to the air and descend atop Hoover Dam and the Las Vegas strip; Outside of a Vegas casino, a man is found dead in an alley; His skin is pale and he has two puncture wounds on his neck; In Gotham City, Bruce Wayne and Alfred monitor televised recordings of the bat phenomena and learn that Doctor Kirk Langstrom and his wife Francine have been called in to analyze the situation; Batman conspires with a show girl named Debbie, former girlfriend of the "vampire" victim, Jim; Debbie agrees to act as bait for the Man-Bat. "Case of the Loaded Case!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Joe Giella; Jason Bard is hired to guard, for 24 hours, a valise full of $100,000 - in counterfeit money. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Barr. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 429 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430087005

Cover pencils by Mike Kaluta, inks by Nick Cardy. "Man-Bat Over Vegas!", script and art by Frank Robbins; An underground nuclear test in New Mexico sends shockwaves as far as Nevada, disrupting warrens occupied by swarms of vampire bats; The panic-stricken animals take to the air and descend atop Hoover Dam and the Las Vegas strip; Outside of a Vegas casino, a man is found dead in an alley; His skin is pale and he has two puncture wounds on his neck; In Gotham City, Bruce Wayne and Alfred monitor televised recordings of the bat phenomena and learn that Doctor Kirk Langstrom and his wife Francine have been called in to analyze the situation; Batman conspires with a show girl named Debbie, former girlfriend of the "vampire" victim, Jim; Debbie agrees to act as bait for the Man-Bat. "Case of the Loaded Case!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Joe Giella; Jason Bard is hired to guard, for 24 hours, a valise full of $100,000 - in counterfeit money. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Barr. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 430 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430087007

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Clue of the False Faces!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Nick Cardy; After receiving a blow to the head, Batman awakens to find that the unfamiliar face beneath his mask belongs to a criminal. "The Haunted Studio Mystery!," script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Dick Giordano; the Elongated Man and Sue Dibny encounter thieves disguised as famous actors. Letter to the editor from Guy Lillian III. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 120 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4022369004

First appearance of the Air-Walker Automaton in "The Horror That Walks on Air!" Part 1 of 4. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia. The Air Walker has come to Earth! Is he friend or foe? The FF would like to know! So they lure the alien to the Baxter Building in order to study the mysterious visitor! But the U.S. military provokes the Air Walker into action, and the man who walks on air wipes out the soldiers with an awesome display of power! And then makes short work of the Fantastic Four too! This script seems eerily familiar...a mighty being wielding the power cosmic comes to Earth trumpeting the impending doom of the world. Could someone else, perhaps galactic in nature, be following in the Air Walker's wake? First appearance of the Air Walker automation. Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson , Agatha Harkness and General Thunderbolt Ross. (Note: This four-part story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition 21.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 123 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1276395011

The Silver Surfer and Galactus guest star in "This World Enslaved! " Part 4 of 4 . Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Sal Buscema. With a bold maneuver, Reed Richards turns the tables on the Devourer of Worlds! After sneaking onboard Galactus' starship, Mr. Fantastic threatens to destroy it unless the cosmic Ravager departs from Earth immediately! Will Reed's gallant gamble succeed? Possibly so, but first Mr. Fantastic has to convince the Silver Surfer, Agatha Harkness, General Thunderbolt Ross, and President Richard Nixon to trust him! The FF are going "all in" vs. Galactus! Will it be blackjack or bust? Cameo appearance by Franklin. (Notes: Galactus appears next in Thor 225. The Fantastic Four tangle with Galactus again in FF 172 thru 175. This four-part story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition 21. The letters page includes a letter from comics editor David McDonnell. This issue includes a full-page ad for the first issue of the Hero For Hire series, later renamed Power Man and Iron Fist.) Cover price $0.20.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 218 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430087024

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Flash of 1000 Faces, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Pied Piper makes Flash forget his Barry Allen identity. Green Arrow Is Dead!, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; As Green Lantern struggles to minimize the damage the bomb placed in Green Arrow's building does, Black Canary joins him; Green Arrow goes to a monastery to seek forgiveness for inadvertently killing a man. Letter from noted letter hack Guy H. Lillian. Superman ad. Strato-Matic Baseball ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 219 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4430087025

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Million Dollar Deathtrap, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; Flash and villain The Top team up against Mirror Master. The Fate of an Archer, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Neal Adams; When Black Canary is hit by a car and desperately needs a transfusion, Green Lantern's search for Green Arrow becomes even more urgent; a report on the wreckage of the Arrow-Plane leads Green Lantern to Green Arrow. Phantom Stranger ad. Kamandi ad. Ad for Kids Magazine. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 7 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4427656005

"Death's Finger Points," "Touch Not My Tomb," "The Sweet Smile of Death." Michael Kaluta cover. Cover price $0.20.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 8 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4427656023

"The Cadaver in the Clock," "The Guns of the Dead," "Hotline to the Supernatural," and "To Kill a Tyrant!" Cover price $0.20.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 47 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419920015

Barry Smith art. Origin retold. "Why Must There Be An Iron Man?" Story by Roy Thomas. Art by Barry Smith and Jim Mooney. Cover by Gil Kane. These are difficult days for Tony Stark as many people around him are questioning the purpose of Iron Man following the death of Kevin O'Brien. However, after lengthy soul-searching, Tony decides he is not going to quit being Iron Man. (Note: This issue features the retelling of the origin of Iron Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 1 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3967993023

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) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4098844004

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. "The Hounds of Helios," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins; Warlock lands on the High Evolutionary's Counter-Earth with his memory lost but recalls being called Warlock, so Ellie Roberts gives him a first name, Adam. Untitled Yellow Claw story, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Jack Kirby and Roz Kirby; 4 page reprint starring S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jimmy Woo, Suwan and the dread Yellow Claw; Reprinted from Yellow Claw #2. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Monsters on the Prowl (1971) 16 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4337996025

Cover art by John Severin. The Forbidden Swamp, script by Roy Thomas, art by John Severin; Kull and Brule enter a temple to the Valusian snake-god which is guarded by a giant undersea beast. There he meets Thulsa Doom for the first time; she pretends to be an ally and asks to return with them to the City of Wonders; continued from Kull the Conqueror #2. Where Walks the Ghost, art by Steve Ditko; An escaped convict looks to buy a house that has the reputation of being haunted so people will steer clear of him. Mister Morgan's Monster, art by Jack Kirby; Humanoid robots are banned, but their inventor keeps one in secret, and aliens try to turn it against humanity. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Phantom (1962 Gold Key/King/Charlton) 49 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3948528018

Cover by Pat Boyette. Stories and art by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette. Charlton presents the comic-book adventures of the seemingly immortal crime-fighter called The Phantom. When Diana is captured by rebel insurgents during an archaeological mission, the Phantom leaps into action. A Bandari educated in America decides that he would rather have the treasure that currently occupies the Phantom's Skull Cave. The Phantom of the 1700s is abducted by aliens from outer space who think Bengali is an ideal site for colonization. Plus, the Swahili language-lessons feature switches to Mandarin Chinese. The Hostage; A Better Way; Tribal Treasure; Chinese - Diyike; The Intruders. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Sinister House of Secret Love (1971) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4421226005

Cover art by Tony DeZuniga. Kiss of the Serpent, script by Mary DeZuniga (plot) and Mike Fleisher (dialogue), art by Tony DeZuniga; When Michelle Harlinson's parents die, her uncle sets her up with a job in India with a friend; She unknowingly enters a family feud and is nearly killed before things are settled in favor of the man she loves. Letter from Marvels Duffy Vohland. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Skull Comics (1970 Rip Off Press/Last Gasp) #4, 1st Printing CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4427457022

Issue 4 only has one printing. Stories and Art by Dave Sheridan, Charles Dallas, Michael C. Smith, Herb Arnold. Cover by Jack Jackson. This issue presents comic adaptations of the H.P. Lovecraft classics "The Hound", "The Hairy Claw of Tolen", "Cool Air", and "Pickman's Model"! 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 56 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #0635473007

Cover art by Alan Weiss and John Romita (alterations). "Atlantis Mon Amour," script by Dan Adkins and Mike Friedrich, art by Dan Adkins; A young Atlantean woman, Coral, finds the Sub-Mariner and seeks his help to help a threatened Atlantis; Namor reluctantly agrees and returns to his realm to confront the monstrous Haab creatures; The battle ends when their alien masters make first contact and announce that they come in peace; Namor leaves them behind as he no longer has any interest in Atlantis; However, a barbarian raiding force kills them all including Coral. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.