Auctions: comic books April 1990, graded by CGC

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 316 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4011787022

"Spiders and Stars!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Script by John Byrne. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. Order has been restored to the universe! But the lady that caused the chaos is still on the loose! Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the wondrous wall-crawler blast off into outer space to rendezvous with Nebula's massive starship on the other side of the moon! Shell-Head and the synthezoid avenger arrive at the spaceship first and begin working their way through Nebula's guard force! And minutes later Cap, Thor, Spidey, and Sersi join the attack! Meanwhile inside the ship's command center, Starfox's pleasure power puts Nebula and her henchmen under his spell! By all accounts it looks like the Avengers will finish this caper without expending too much energy! But stranger things have happened in outer space…very strange! Cameo appearance by the Stranger. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man, Sersi, Starfox, Thor, and the Vision. 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Marvel Tales (1964 Marvel) 236 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4320322003

Cover art by Todd McFarlane. The Lords of Light and Darkness Part 2], script by Bill Mantlo (Plot & Script), Chris Claremont (Plot), and Bonnie Wilford (Plot), pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito; A band of researchers transformed into aspects of Hindu gods by a nuclear meltdown attacks Spidey and the X-Men; reprinted from Marvel Team-Up Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #1. When Comes Captain Zooniverse!, script and art by Alan Kupperberg; Spider-Ham is possessed with the power of Captain Zooniverse and beats all of his foes for good. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Super Mario Bros (1990 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well

Label #4248627001