Auctions: comic books 1978-1980, graded by CGC
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Item #60785616
Tags: Spider-ManAmazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 194D CGC 8.5 Direct Variant
1st app. Black Cat
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4401224013
Ends May 27 6:12 PM CST Bid History 23 bids Current Bid $290 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Direct Edition. First appearance of the Black Cat in "Never Let The Black Cat Cross Your Path!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Frank Giacoia (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom. One of the landmark issues of the Amazing Spider-Man series! The dazzling debut of the Black Cat! The wall-crawler has spent the first 193 issues of his title chasing super-villains! But tonight he's going to kiss one instead! Wow! Does the web-slinger stand a chance against the beauty and charm of Felicia Hardy? Not when the alluring cat has his tongue! And maybe later his heart! A terrific issue! Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, Mysterio (in civilian clothes), and the burglar. (Notes: The Black Cat is the creative highlight of the Wolfman-Pollard run on the Amazing Spider-Man title. Dave Cockrum designed the cat's costume. The letters page includes an alternate cover (for issue 194) by Keith Pollard. It also includes an alternate cover to Spider-Woman 9 by Carmine Infantino. This two-part story was reprinted in the trade paperback: Spider-Man vs. the Black Cat (2005). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60481855
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Amazing Spider-Man (part 204), Spider-ManAmazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 204D CGC 9.4
Paper: White
Label #3903225022
Starts Jun 3 Direct Edition. "The Black Cat Always Lands on Her Feet!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard (layouts) and Pablo Marcos (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom. The web-slinger's favorite feline is back! The Black Cat! Apparently she survived her fall at the end of Amazing Spider-Man 195 and has now developed a new interest in collecting (actually stealing) famous romantic artifacts! The location of her first heist will be Frank Lloyd Wrights architectural masterpiece: the Guggenheim Museum! But that will also be the site of her first reunion with the Spectacular Spider-Man! The (cat) fur is going to fly! Cameo appearances by Dr. Jonas Harrow, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and Flash Thompson. (Notes: This issue completes Marv Wolfman's outstanding 2-year run as the writer of the Amazing Spider-Man title. This two-part story was reprinted in the trade paperback: Spider-Man vs. the Black Cat (2005).) 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60634670
Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 62 CGC 9.6
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4380597015
Starts Jul 6 Cover art by Jim Aparo. And the Walls Came Tumblin' Down, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Bob McLeod; Aquaman battles Seaquake and is re-united with Mera (after her series ends). Profile of Midge Bregman by Michael Catron. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #57821697
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Avengers (part 181), AvengersAvengers (1963 1st Series) 181 CGC 9.6
1st app. Scott Lang
Paper: White
Label #3931998009
Starts Jul 6 "On the Matter of Heroes!" Part 1 of 2. Written by David Michelinie. Art by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finishes). Cover by George Perez and Terry Austin. A new era for 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes' begins, and the first order of business is selecting the seven members of the new roster. But this time the federal government is going to help the Avengers choose! Peter Gyrich announces the selections: the Beast, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wasp,...and the Falcon! Hold on, is the Falcon even an avenger? That's what Hawkeye would like to know! Meanwhile, the old man from Vladivostok, Django Maximoff, finally arrives in New York City. And the lives of Pietro and Wanda will never be the same again. Cameo appearances by the Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Black Widow, Hercules, and Moondragon. Note: John Byrne begins his 1-year stint as the regular artist on the series. Note: First appearance of Scott Lang (the second Ant-Man). Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60342772
Tags: BatmanBatman (1940) 296 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4279412009
Starts Jul 6 Cover pencils by Sal Amendola, inks by Al Milgrom. "The Sinister Straws of the Scarecrow," script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Sal Amendola; Criminals are running scared because of the fear instilled by the Scarecrow; They turn over their stolen goods to the police; Batman steps in and battles Scarecrow. Letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. Daily Planet Volume 77 Issue 45 Week of November 7, 1977 article by Bob Rozakis; Information on Showcase #97, World's Finest Comics #249, comics on sale the week of November 14th and Ask the Answer Man! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #59612638
Published 1978 by Tempo Books.Batman's Super Villain Mazes SC (1978 DC Comics Inc.) 1-1ST CGC 6.0
Paper: White
Label #4309031004
Ends May 27 6:39 PM CST Bid History 5 bids Current Bid $9 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. -
Item #60111849
Battlestar Galactica (1979 Marvel) 1 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4345064020
Starts Jul 6 "Battlestar Galactica!" Based on the episode written by Glen Larson. Adapted by Roger McKenzie. Art by Ernie Colon. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Bob McLeod. In a distant time and place, a terrible war was waged between man and machine...the humans lost. Now, guided by their last surviving warship - the mighty Battlestar Galactica - a handful of survivors travel through space in search of the lost home of their ancestors, a shining planet known through ancient records, a planet called Earth. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60837294
Tags: Disney Ducks & MiceBeagle Boys (1964 Gold Key) 46 CGC 9.6
Only copy at the top CGC grade of 9.6.
Paper: White
Label #4330946009
Starts Jul 6 Featuring: 7 page Beagle Boys story "Mascot Woes" starring the Beagle Boys, Ratty and Gladstone Gander, drawn by Bob Gregory; 6 page Beagle Boys story "The Tunnel Muddle" starring the Beagle Boys, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, and Uncle Scrooge, drawn by Bob Gregory; 6 page Beagle Boys story "The Hocus-Pocus Plot" starring the Beagle Boys and Hocus-Pocus Beagle, drawn by Cliff Voorhees; 5 page Beagle Boys story "Cousin Catnip's Caper" starring the Beagle Boys and Catnip Beagle, pencilled by Jack Manning. Cover by Jack Manning and Larry Mayer. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60454157
Tags: Assault on Alcatraz (part 2), Marvel Legacy Numbering: Captain America (part 230), Captain America, HulkCaptain America (1968 1st Series) 230 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4362208003
Ends May 27 6:47 PM CST Bid History 14 bids Current Bid $116 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. "Assault on Alcatraz!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring the Hulk. Plot by Roger McKenzie. Script by Roger Stern. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Don Perlin (finishes). Classic cover by Ron Wilson and Bob Layton. Story continues from Incredible Hulk 231 (part 1). Throughout the 20th century many famous men including Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly have been imprisoned on the island fortress in San Francisco Bay. Now add one more...the Falcon! The Corporation has taken the shield-slinger's partner captive. But help is on the way for Sam Wilson -- as the Sentinel of Liberty, Marvel Man, and the Vamp ride a tour boat to Alcatraz. However, unbeknownst to the trio, other people are headed to Alcatraz too -- namely Senator Kligger Stivak, Moonstone, Jim Wilson, and the Hulk! When all parties come together, the wild free-for-all erupts! Captain America and Marvel Man vs. the Hulk vs. Moonstone and the Animus! What can Cap do...caught on The Rock in a hard place! Story concludes in Incredible Hulk 232. Cameo appearances by Fred Sloan and Curtiss Jackson. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60865519
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Conan (part 84), ConanConan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 84 CGC 8.5 SS Thomas
Paper: White
Signed by Roy Thomas on 9/10/21
Label #3884758003
Starts May 27 Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tony DeZuniga. Two Against the Hawk-City!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: city of Harakht; Conan returns to Harakht, is subdued by Zula, and imprisoned by Mer-ath. Belit & Neftha enter Luxor and turn into serpents; Zula & Conan escape and flee on giant hawks. Spider-man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, Spider-Man Spoils a Snatch. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60917352
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Daredevil (part 162), DaredevilDaredevil (1964 1st Series) 162 CGC 9.2
Paper: White
Label #4385453001
Starts Jun 3 Cover art by Steve Ditko. Requiem For a Pug!, script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by Steve Ditko; origin of Daredevil retold; Matt has amnesia and becomes a boxer; Mr. Hyde is the villain in the story. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60917353
Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 165 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4385453002
Starts Jul 6 Last 40-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Arms of the Octopus, script by Frank Miller (plot) and Roger McKenzie (plot, script), pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Heather finds out that her company is doing business with Doctor Octopus, and DD has to come to her rescue when she is captured; The Black Widow realizes her relationship with Matt is through and leaves New York. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #61027875
DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 26 CGC 9.2
1st app. New Teen Titans
Paper: White
Label #0281923004
Starts May 27 Superman & Green Lantern story. 1st appearance of the New Teen Titans in preview story, featuring art by George Perez & Dick Giordano. 1st appearance of Raven, Cyborg, & Starfire. Marv Wolfman story. Jim Starlin cover. Jim Starlin and Steve Mitchell art. Cover price $0.50.
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Item #59735420
Tags: Fantastic FourFantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 195 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #2130375003
Ends May 27 7:18 PM CST Bid History 12 bids Current Bid $89 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. "Beware the Ravaging Retrievers!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by Keith Pollard. Inks by Pablo Marcos. Cover by George Perez and Joe Sinnott. Guest-starring the Sub-Mariner. Lights, Camera, Action! Susan Richards makes her acting debut in a movie being produced by the Sub-Mariner's film studio. Prince Namor joins the Invisible Girl on the set in an effort to get away from his troubles in Atlantis. However, with the cameras rolling, the Retrievers of Atlantis crash the set and grab the Avenging Son! The Invisible Girl and the Sub-Mariner join forces to escape the Retrievers! Cameo appearance by the Impossible Man. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60812214
Tags: The Fate of Nova (Marvel) (part 11), Fantastic FourFantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 213 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #4408092008
Ends May 27 7:18 PM CST Bid History 5 bids Current Bid $60 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Galactus guest stars in "In Final Battle!" Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by John Byrne and Joe Sinnott. One of the great Fantastic Four battle issues of the bronze age! It's Galactus vs. the Sphinx...and the winner gets the Earth! While this cataclysmic confrontation is taking place in the Egyptian desert, the Human Torch wages a desperate fight for survival on-board Galactus' spaceship against Terrax! The situation looks just about hopeless, but the rapidly aging Mr. Fantastic along with the Watcher may have one (ultimate) trick left! Truly an issue of cosmic magnitude! (Note: The Sphinx returns in Marvel Two-in-One 91.) 32 pages Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60812213
Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Whitman Variants 199 CGC 9.8
Paper: White
Multi-Pack Edition.
Label #4408092007
Starts Jul 6 Whitman Variant. "The Son of Doctor Doom!" Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott. The FF are helplessly imprisoned in Dr. Doom's transference globes while their powers are transferred into the body of Victor Von Doom the second! While the transfer takes place, the people's rebellion, lead by Zorba, grows outside Doom's castle! It looks like the invincible Doctor Doom is in supreme control, but when the Fantastic Four break out, Zorba breaks in, and Doom's son breaks down...the good doctor is under attack from all sides! 32 pages Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60848391
Fantasy Masterpieces (1979 2nd Series) 4 CGC 8.5
Paper: White
Label #4411714007
Starts Jun 3 Reprints Silver Surfer (1969 1st Series) #4. "The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!" Written by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Sal Buscema. Guest-starring Thor. 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! Cover price $0.75.
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Item #60633231
Fantasy Masterpieces (1979 2nd Series) 7 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4389513014
Starts May 27 Reprints Silver Surfer (1969 1st Series) #7. "The Heir of Frankenstein!" Written by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Sal Buscema. When a madman clones the power of the Silver Surfer, the Sentinel of the Spaceways finds himself in mortal combat with a creatures who power rivals his own. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #61029369
Firestorm (1978 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4417378008
Starts May 27 "Make Way for Firestorm." The origin of Firestorm. An explosion at an atomic energy plant merges Professor Martin Stein with high school jock Ronnie Raymond, resulting in the nuclear-powered hero, Firestorm. Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson and Joe Rubenstein. Cover by Milgrom. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60736836
Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 64 CGC 9.8
One of only 3 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #4385668025
Starts Jul 6 Cover by Luis Dominguez. Featuring: 1 page intro story "Ghosts and the Supernatural" written by Murray Boltinoff and drawn by John Calnan & Vince Colletta; 6 page story "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" written by Murray Boltinoff and drawn by E.R. Cruz; 1 page text story "Fading Clue from a Phantom"; 4 page story "The Haunted Cell" drawn by Ken Landgraf & Danny Bulanadi; 6 page story "Flight of the Phantom Airship" drawn by Fred Carrillo. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60045090
Hanna-Barbera Spotlight (1978 Marvel) 4 CGC 9.4
Paper: White
Label #4330946005
Starts May 27 Cover art by Scott Shaw. Big Magilla in Space starring Magilla Gorilla and Mr. Peebles, script by Steve Gerber [as Reg Everbest], pencils by Pete Alvarado, inks by Carolyn Lay; NASA rents Magilla for a mission to orbit the moon. Cute Kitty starring Huckleberry Hound, script by Sharman DiVono, art by Scott Shaw. Chunky Chiller starring Snagglepuss, script by Mark Evanier, pencils by Scott Shaw, inks by Carolyn Lay; In this rare crossover, Snagglepuss and Huck must subdue a timid peanut-butter monster. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #57959636
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Hulk (part 234), HulkIncredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 234 CGC 9.2
Paper: White
Label #4134026011
Ends May 27 7:43 PM CST Bid History 4 bids Current Bid $39 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. "Battlefield Berkeley!" Part 1 of 4. Quasar and Doc Samson cameo. Story by Roger Stern. Art by Sal Buscema and Jack Abel. Learn the intricate past of Trish Starr, the Hulk's erstwhile friend, and find out how the Hulk, Hank Pym, Doctor Strange and the Defenders' Nighthawk all fit into it. Plus, what happens when Machine Man shows up and kidnaps Trish? Quasar's story continues in Marvel Two in One (1974) #73. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60521821
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Hulk (part 249), HulkIncredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 249 CGC 8.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #1975098008
Ends May 27 7:43 PM CST Bid History 3 bids Current Bid $20 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. "Jack Frost Nipping at your Soul!" Iron Man cameo. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko. The Hulk stumbles into the hidden lair of the villain formerly known as Jack Frost and Blizzaro. Will the Hulk find a way out of this arctic tomb or will he surrender to the icy touch of death. 32 pages. Includes a full page ad for Rom Spaceknight by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60051804
Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.8
Paper: White
Label #1259660022
Starts May 27 Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Machine Man," script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; While Machine Man is busy saving the life of a hiker in danger, he is unaware that Dr. Broadhurst is receiving a government agent who is informing him that Colonel Kragg has been assigned to terminate the last surviving X-51 unit; Machine Man walks deeper into the forest where he comes across Peter Spaulding, whose van is struck behind a fallen tree; After MM moves the tree out of the way, Peter offers Machine Man a lift; They make small talk in the van until Machine Man learns that Peter is a psychiatrist and becomes uncomfortable and exits the van in traffic; Using a skateboard built into his feet, Machine Man attracts the notice of the police, who in turn alert the troops of Col. Kragg. Mr. Machine renamed Machine Man; cont'd from 2001: A Space Odyssey #10. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60747645
Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4400952019
Starts Jul 6 Direct Edition. "Regeneration and Rebirth!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek. Whoever knows fear BURNS at the touch of the Man-Thing. A group of scientist set out to cure the shambling mass of muck and flora the Man-Thing, a monstrous creature that was once known as Ted Sallis. But before they can treat the monster, they must capture it. A feat easier said than done. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60747620
Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series) 1N CGC 9.4
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #4400952023
Starts May 27 Newsstand Edition. "Regeneration and Rebirth!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek. Whoever knows fear BURNS at the touch of the Man-Thing. A group of scientist set out to cure the shambling mass of muck and flora the Man-Thing, a monstrous creature that was once known as Ted Sallis. But before they can treat the monster, they must capture it. A feat easier said than done. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60651064
Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series) 1N CGC 9.0
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition
Label #4389475002
Ends May 27 8:01 PM CST Bid History 4 bids Current Bid $26 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Newsstand Edition. "Regeneration and Rebirth!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek. Whoever knows fear BURNS at the touch of the Man-Thing. A group of scientist set out to cure the shambling mass of muck and flora the Man-Thing, a monstrous creature that was once known as Ted Sallis. But before they can treat the monster, they must capture it. A feat easier said than done. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60747635
Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series) 1N CGC 9.0
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #4400952022
Starts Jun 3 Newsstand Edition. "Regeneration and Rebirth!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek. Whoever knows fear BURNS at the touch of the Man-Thing. A group of scientist set out to cure the shambling mass of muck and flora the Man-Thing, a monstrous creature that was once known as Ted Sallis. But before they can treat the monster, they must capture it. A feat easier said than done. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60747618
Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series) 1N CGC 8.0
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #4400952024
Starts May 27 Newsstand Edition. "Regeneration and Rebirth!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek. Whoever knows fear BURNS at the touch of the Man-Thing. A group of scientist set out to cure the shambling mass of muck and flora the Man-Thing, a monstrous creature that was once known as Ted Sallis. But before they can treat the monster, they must capture it. A feat easier said than done. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60460920
Tags: Anthology / CollectionMarvel Spotlight (1979 2nd Series) 9 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #3882342009
Ends May 27 8:05 PM CST Bid History 5 bids Current Bid $18 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Marvel Spotlight on Captain Universe - "The Mystery of Mister E!" Written by Bill Mantlo. Art and cover by Steve Ditko. When a gathering darkness threatens to eclipse all life on Earth only the cosmic force known as Captain Universe has the power to save it! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.
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Item #59944963
Tags: AvengersMarvel Super Action (1977) 18 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #4328445001
Ends May 27 8:06 PM CST Bid History 9 bids Current Bid $62 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Featuring Material Originally Presented in Avengers (1963 1st Series) #57 - "Behold...The Vision!" Starring the Avengers. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and George Klein. Relive the very first appearance of the Vision, one of the all time great Avengers characters. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60919087
Tags: Spider-ManMarvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 67 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #4416374023
Starts Jul 6 "Tigra, Tigra, Burning Bright!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Tigra. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Dave Hunt. Cover by John Byrne and Joe Sinnott. It's a fast moving story as Kraven the Hunter ambushes the web-slinger! Shortly thereafter, the captive wall-crawler is attacked by a mind-controlled Tigra! Can Spider-Man free Tigra from Kraven's clutches? The amazing one needs to quickly, because a stampede of wild animals is charging in his direction! (Notes: Kraven and Tigra previously battled in Marvel Chillers 4. Kraven appears next in Amazing Spider-Man 209. John Byrne inked page 10. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 203.) 32 pages Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60919084
Tags: Spider-ManMarvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 68 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4416374021
Starts Jul 6 "The Measure of a Man!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Man-Thing. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Bob Wiacek. Cover by John Byrne and Joe Rubinstein. Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are visiting the circus, when they notice a sad-looking creature imprisoned in a glass cage. It's the Man-Thing! What is he doing in New York? After nightfall, a sympathetic Spider-Man returns to the circus and frees his friend. The trip back to the Everglades is going smoothly until the plane crashes in the Florida swamp! One thing leads to another...and the web-slinger, Man-Thing, and Jennifer Kale wage a savage battle for survival against a new evil villain...D'Spayre! An outstanding story! First appearance of D'Spayre. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Michael Higgins. The back inside cover contains a Star Wars ad with Neal Adams art. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 204.) 32 pages Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60919086
Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 69 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4416374022
Starts Jul 6 "Night of the Living God!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Havok. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Ricardo Villamonte. Cover by Dave Cockrum. During a quiet morning walk on Muir Isle, Alex Summers and Lorna Dane are attacked by a group of Egyptian henchmen! Meanwhile on the Empire State University campus, Peter Parker witnesses more Egyptian henchmen stealing a priceless ankh! Several hours later, the two storylines collide in New York City when Havok and the web-slinger team up to battle the Living Pharaoh! But after the pharaoh captures Havok and attaches the mystic ankh to the powerful mutant's neck...the Living Monolith walks the Earth again! What in the world is Spider-Man going to do now? Cameo appearances by Thor and the Beast. (Notes: The Living Pharaoh previously tried to tap into Havok's power in Uncanny X-men 54, 55, and 56. The subplot involving the Beast continues in Uncanny X-men 111. This two-part story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 205 and 206.) 32 pages Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60919088
Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 70 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4416374024
Starts Jul 6 "Whom Gods Destroy!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Havok, and Thor. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Tony DeZuniga. Cover by John Byrne and Tom Palmer. The Living Monolith is rampaging thru Manhattan! And your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man needs some high-powered help to stop the awesome Egyptian giant! Enter the Mighty Thor! Wow, in no time at all a spectacular battle erupts in New York harbor between the Prince of Asgard and the Living Monolith! Will the thunder god's power be enough to stop the Egyptian behemoth? Perhaps, but only if the web-slinger can free Havok from his booby-trapped coffin! An excellent two-part story! (Notes: The Living Monolith returns in Power Man and Iron Fist 56 & 57. The letters page includes a special article taken from the Wichita Eagle in which the newspaper tells its readers that the daily Spider-Man comic strip will be returning to the paper after a one-week hiatus. A 3-panel strip with art by John Romita is also included. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 206.) 32 pages Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60919060
Tags: Doctor Strange, Spider-ManMarvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 80 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4416374011
Starts Jul 6 "A Sorcerer Possessed!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and Clea. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by Mike Vosburg. Inks by Gene Day. Cover by Rich Buckler (pseudonym Validar) and Bob McLeod. A frightful werewolf ambushes Peter Parker and Cissy Ironwood during an evening walk in Central Park! After Peter fights off the beast, he finds the amulet of Dr. Strange! Is something wrong with the Master of the Mystic Arts? Perhaps something to do with the battle against Silver Dagger three issues ago? In order to find out, the web-slinger pays a visit to Stephen Strange's townhouse and ends up in a donnybrook with the good doctor! Can Clea and Spider-Man discover a cure for the Sorcerer Supreme? Cameo appearance by Satana. Last 35¢ issue. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson.) 32 pages Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60919072
Tags: Spider-ManMarvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 83 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4416374013
Starts Jul 6 "Slaughter on 10th Avenue!" Part 2 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Nick Fury, and the Black Widow. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Steve Leialoha (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Steve Leialoha. In stunning fashion, the web-slinger and the widow have gone down to defeat at the hands of SHIELD and its director, Nick Fury! Now the Black Widow is a prisoner of SHIELD, and a dazed Spider-Man is trying to figure out what is going on. When Natasha escapes from the SHIELD facility, she turns to her only friend left in Manhattan...Peter Parker! At his Chelsea apartment, Aunt May's nephew is consoling Natasha, when all of a sudden Nick Fury kicks in the door! Minutes later Boomerang attacks! And then the Silver Samurai! It's a wild free-for-all in the streets with the wall-crawler and the Black Widow caught in the middle! Cameo appearances by Clay Quartermain, Jasper Sitwell and the Viper. 32 pages Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60919076
Tags: Martial Arts, Spider-ManMarvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 84 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4416374014
Starts Jul 6 "Catch A Falling Hero" Part 3 of 4. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Shang-Chi, Nick Fury, and the Black Widow. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Steve Leialoha (finishes). Cover by Steve Leialoha. Finally, the Viper stands revealed as the mastermind behind the plot to destroy the Black Widow! But the anarchist has her eyes set on a bigger target after commandeering the giant SHIELD Heli-carrier! Meanwhile, Nick Fury recruits the Master of Kung Fu to help him stop the Viper's evil plans. And as the massive airship drifts towards the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C.; Spider-Man, the Black Widow, Nick Fury, and Shang-Chi launch their airborne assault on the Heli-carrier! But be careful...Boomerang, the Viper, and the Silver Samurai are waiting inside! Flashback cameo by Nomad (aka Steve Rogers) to recap the Viper's prior appearance in Captain America 182. 32 pages Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60919106
Tags: Black Panther, Spider-ManMarvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 87 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #4416374016
Starts Jul 6 "The Razor's Edge!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Black Panther. Script by Steven Grant. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by Frank Springer. Cover by Al Milgrom. The wall-crawler is on the trail of the Black Panther...after the Wakandan king (or someone dressed like him) abducts a well-known minerals dealer outside the Manhattan federal courthouse! When Spider-Man drops by the Wakanda Embassy, T'challa and the web-slinger first talk with their fists, but later with their mouths and conclude that someone is blackmailing the panther. Who is it? The duo doesn't have to wait long as the razor sharp villain drops by the embassy too! First appearance of Hellrazor. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics editor Cat Yronwode.) 32 pages Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60919108
Tags: Fantastic Four, Spider-ManMarvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 88 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4416374017
Starts Jul 6 "A Child is Waiting" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Invisible Girl. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Eduardo Barreto (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Al Milgrom. Peter Parker and Susan Richards are attending a Central Park society luncheon, when suddenly the Invisible Girl receives a dramatic phone call! Her son Franklin has been kidnapped! And now the abductors, the Maggia, want the female member of the Fantastic Four to do their bidding or else! The Maggia's trail leads first to Harlem and then to the Bronx; but fortunately, Sue picks up an ally along the way...the Amazing Spider-Man! The web-slinger and the Invisible Girl make their last stand in the bowels of the New York subway system! Will the two heroes reach Franklin before it's too late? Cameo appearances by Captain Jean DeWolff, Janet Pym, and Hank Pym. 32 pages Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60645331
Tags: Daredevil, Thing (Ben Grimm)Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) 39 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4377862014
Starts Jul 6 "The Vision Gambit!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Vision, Daredevil, and Yellow Jacket (Hank Pym). Story by Roger Slifer. Art by Ron Wilson and Marcos Pablo. A villain from the Fantastic Four's past has framed the Thing for a crime he did not commit, tried to kill him, and now wants to enslave the rocky hero. Luckily Bengy has friends like Daredevil and the Avengers to lend him a hand in his time of trouble. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60954474
Master of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 64 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4416401003
Starts Jun 3 China Seas Saga. Part 3 of 7. "Black Knights!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck. Cover by Paul Gulacy. Can even the Master of Kung Fu stand alone against the combined assault of Pavane, Skull-Crusher, and the mysterious Kogar? Plus, is fair Juliette still alive? Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60954476
Master of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 65 CGC 9.4
Paper: White
Label #4416401002
Ends May 27 8:09 PM CST Bid History 3 bids Current Bid $16 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. China Seas Saga. Part 4 of 7. "Black Knights!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Jim Craig and John Tartag. Shang Chi fights for his life against the combined might of the femme fatale Pavane and the dangerous Skull Crusher. Plus, Shang Chi's past intersects with this present. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60954598
Master of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 66 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4416401001
Starts Jul 6 China Seas Saga. Part 5 of 7. "Two Rivers!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Jim Craig, Mike Zeck, and M. Hands. Shang Chi finds himself in mortal combat with the deadly pirate Kogar. Meanwhile, the plot behind the mysterious crates thickens. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60749820
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Master of Kung Fu (part 73), Martial ArtsMaster of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 73 CGC 9.8
Paper: White
Label #4400986025
Starts Jul 6 "Prisoners to the Crown!" Part 2 of 4. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck. Shang Chi and company return to the malevolently mutated Mordillo Isle. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60749818
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Master of Kung Fu (part 74), Martial ArtsMaster of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 74 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4400986024
Starts Jul 6 "Bynocki Triumphant!" Part 3 of 4. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck and Bruce Patterson. Though their master is since dead, the mischievous creations of Mordillo Island live on. Now, Shang Chi and his erstwhile adversary, Shock-Wave, must fight side-by-side to survive their experience here. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60954453
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Master of Kung Fu (part 75), Martial ArtsMaster of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 75 CGC 9.4
Paper: White
Label #4416401013
Starts Jun 3 "Shattered Growns!" Part 4 of 4. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck and Bruce Patterson. Can Shang Chi, Leiko, Black Jack Tarr, and Shock-Wave survive long enough against the deadly automations of Mordillo Island to find a means of escape? NOTE: The peculiar denizens of this strange island return again to harass Rom the Spaceknight in Rom #47. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60954454
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Master of Kung Fu (part 77), Martial ArtsMaster of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 77 CGC 9.4
Paper: White
Label #4416401012
Ends May 27 8:09 PM CST Bid History 4 bids Current Bid $14 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. 1st appearance of Zaran. "Weapons!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck and Gene Day. Cover by Mike Zeck. Introducing Zaran the Weapons Master, and just might be the deadliest adversary Shang Chi has ever faced. Get ready for one of the most spectacular martial arts throw-downs ever put on paper. Includes a letter from future comics great Kurt Busiek. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60954590
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Master of Kung Fu (part 78), Martial ArtsMaster of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 78 CGC 9.4
Paper: White
Label #4416401011
Starts May 27 "Tread the Night Softly!" Part 2 of 3. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck and Al Gordon. Cover by Mike Zeck. With the woman he loves severely injured, Shang Chi now stalks the one responsible. But can even the Master of Kung Fu overcome the fighting prowess of Zaran the Weapons Master? Cover price $0.40.
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Item #60954570
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Master of Kung Fu (part 79), Martial ArtsMaster of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 79 CGC 8.5
Paper: White
Label #4416401010
Ends May 27 8:09 PM CST Bid History 2 bids Current Bid $8 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. "To Sleep...This Side of Death!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck and Gene Day. Cover by Mike Zeck. This is it, the final confrontation between Shang Chi and Zaran the Weapons Master. But sickness ravaging his body, can the Master of Kung Fu muster the strength in order to defeat his foe and save his friends from certain death? Cover price $0.40.