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    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 112 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white to white

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    Back of slab is cracked.

    Label #4031289018

    Starts Jul 6

    "Battle of the Behemoths!" Guest-starring the Hulk. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia. One of the landmark FF issues of the bronze age! And an outstanding cover too! The Thing has been a one-man wrecking crew in tearing up the city over the past several hours! And Mr. Fantastic, the Human Torch, and New York's finest are helpless to stop him! But now...enter the Hulk! Wow! The Green Goliath and the blue-eyed idol of millions battle from cover to cover until only one man is left standing! It's clobberin' time! Cameo appearances by Agatha Harkness, Alicia Masters, Franklin, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: This issue was reprinted in Hulk vs. Thing 1 (1999). The Hulk and the Thing previously fought one another in Fantastic Four (1st series) 25 and 26. The powerful pair battle again in Marvel Feature (1st series) 11 and one more time in Giant-Size Super-Stars 1.) 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 126 CGC 9.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #3992982006

    Starts May 27

    "The Way It Began!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. A new era begins for the World's Greatest Comic Magazine! But before the new era starts, the fabulous foursome takes a walk down memory lane. Re-telling of the origin of the Fantastic Four, and also the FF's first encounter with the Mole Man. Cameo appearance by Alicia Masters. (Notes: Roy Thomas begins scripting the Fantastic Four series. The cover pays homage to the cover of Fantastic Four 1. The letters page contains a reduced-size reprint of the FF 1 cover.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

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    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 132 CBCS 9.2

    Paper: White

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    Label #22-0F7594C-016

    Starts Jun 10

    "Omega! The Ultimate Enemy!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Quicksilver and the Inhumans. Script by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Jim Steranko and Frank Giacoia. In the underground lair of the Alpha Primitives, the awesome Omega has seized Crystal! And now the Human Torch and Quicksilver must join forces to set her free! However, the massive android is powerful indeed! It's going to take all of the Inhumans plus Mr. Fantastic and the Thing to stop the invasion of the Alpha Primitives! Can the FF and the royal family defeat the Alphas and Omega? But even if the heroes win, Johnny Storm is still going to lose. (Notes: The Human Torch changes his costume from blue to red in this issue, and Medusa joins the Fantastic Four (through issue 159). The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 457,990; average paid circulation 245,695.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #60884148
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    Flashback 03: U.S.A. Comics #1 (1941/1970) 3 VF+ 8.5

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    The third issue of the Flashback reprint series presents U.S.A. Comics # 1 originally published in August 1941 by Timely (now Marvel). The Defender illustration, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, art by Joe Simon. "The Hideous Dame Kackle," inks by Charles Nicholas; When U.S. Marine Don Stevens investigates the death of a man who was pushed from an old schooner, it is the Defender who is called to the fore to battle the evil Dame Kackle. "The Origin of The Whizzer," pencils by Al Avison, inks by Al Gabriele; Crook Granno "makes" Dr. Frank kill a patient he is operating on and tells the good doctor to get out of the country---or else!; But Frank's son, now known as the Whizzer, sees things differently and vows revenge on the man who led Dr. Frank to die in the jungles of Africa. "The Spirits of Freedom," script by Phil Sturm, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by George Klein; Hitler threatens America through the use of fifth columnists to destroy America's arsenals and powerhouses. But the U.S. has an ace in the hole: Mr. Liberty. "The Tunnel that Led to Death," script and art by Basil Wolverton; Gollings, construction engineer, agrees to build a tunnel from Roffler's basement for the sum of $5000, not realizing over the top of it will be built a giant airfield, whose airplanes will be used to destroy a factory. Captain America Wants You ad. "The Coming of the Young Avenger," art by Howard Purcell (as Michael Robard); Young Avenger (Bill Byron) vs. Eric von Himmel. "The Origin of Jack Frost," script by Stan Lee, art by Charles Nicholas; With his dying breathe, a man tells Jack Frost to save his daughter from a man out to steal the gold mine in Alaska that he had discovered. 64-pages, full color cardstock covers, 7-3/4-in. x 10-3/8-in., black-and-white interior on white paper stock, saddle-stitched binding. Cover price $3.00.

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    Forever People (1971 1st Series) 1 CBCS 8.5

    1st full app. Darkseid

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #20-3084086-003

    Starts Jun 10

    1st full appearance of Darkseid (his 3rd appearance anywhere). Superman guest stars--Odd fact: DC didn't like Kirby's rendition of Superman in this issue, so they had another artist redraw Superman (in the standard Curt Swan fashion of the day) in every panel of the comic! Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Forever People come to earth and are greeted by Superman. A Visit with Jack Kirby by Marv Wolfman. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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    Forever People (1971 1st Series) 1 VG+ 4.5

    1st full app. Darkseid

    Water spotting.

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    1st full appearance of Darkseid (his 3rd appearance anywhere). Superman guest stars--Odd fact: DC didn't like Kirby's rendition of Superman in this issue, so they had another artist redraw Superman (in the standard Curt Swan fashion of the day) in every panel of the comic! Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Forever People come to earth and are greeted by Superman. A Visit with Jack Kirby by Marv Wolfman. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #57823301
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    From Beyond the Unknown (1969) 22 CBCS 9.2

    Paper: Off white

    1st cover 8.5, interior cover 9.2. Double Cover.

    Label #21-31C4038-011

    Starts Jun 10
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    Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 1 FN+ 6.5

    1st app. Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan)
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    "A Woman Possessed!" Guest-starring Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Story by Gary Friedrich. Art by Tom Sutton and Syd Shores. Cover by Gil Kane. This issue picks up after the events in Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977 1st Series) #11. Johnny Blaze races against the clock to save a woman from a fate worse than death. Featuring the evil of Mephisto (as Satan). 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Cover price $0.20.

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    Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 2 CBCS 9.2

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #21-15EED5A-029

    Starts Jun 10

    "Shake Hands with Satan!" Guest-starring Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Story by Gary Friedrich. Art by Jim Mooney and Syd Shores. Cover by Gil Kane. The Spirit of Vengeance will travel to Hell itself and come face-to-face with Satan (Mephisto) in the ultimate showdown of the macabre. Story continued in Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977 1st Series) #12. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Cover price $0.20.

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    Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #3693124013

    Starts Jul 6

    "Shake Hands with Satan!" Guest-starring Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Story by Gary Friedrich. Art by Jim Mooney and Syd Shores. Cover by Gil Kane. The Spirit of Vengeance will travel to Hell itself and come face-to-face with Satan (Mephisto) in the ultimate showdown of the macabre. Story continued in Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977 1st Series) #12. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Cover price $0.20.

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    Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 2 CBCS 8.0

    Paper: White

    Label #22-069BD64-015

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    Starts Jun 10

    "Shake Hands with Satan!" Guest-starring Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Story by Gary Friedrich. Art by Jim Mooney and Syd Shores. Cover by Gil Kane. The Spirit of Vengeance will travel to Hell itself and come face-to-face with Satan (Mephisto) in the ultimate showdown of the macabre. Story continued in Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977 1st Series) #12. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Cover price $0.20.

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    Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 2 VF 8.0

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    "Shake Hands with Satan!" Guest-starring Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Story by Gary Friedrich. Art by Jim Mooney and Syd Shores. Cover by Gil Kane. The Spirit of Vengeance will travel to Hell itself and come face-to-face with Satan (Mephisto) in the ultimate showdown of the macabre. Story continued in Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977 1st Series) #12. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #61028612
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    Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 3 CGC 8.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4419899001

    Starts May 27

    "Wheels on Fire!" Guest-starring Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Story by Gary Friedrich. Art by Jim Mooney and John Tartaglione. Cover by John Romita, Sr. It had to happen, the fateful final showdown with Big Daddy Dawson! Plus, in this issue, Ghost Rider learns how to summon forth his mystical motorcycle! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #61027789
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    Published Nov 1972 by DC.

    Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 9 CGC 9.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4416308006

    Starts May 27

    If you don't believe in ghosts...we challenge you to read true tales of the weird and supernatural! Featuring: 7 page story "The Curse of the Phantom Prophet!" drawn by John Calnan; 6 page story "The Last Ride of Rosie the Wrecker" drawn by Alfredo Alcala; 6 page story "The Spectral Shepherd of Dartmoor" drawn by Jerry Grandenetti; 1 page text story "The Supernatural Sleuth"; 4 page story "The Phantom That Never Was!" drawn by Bob Brown and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by Nick Cardy. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #61028198
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    Published Jan 1973 by DC.

    Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 10 CGC 9.4

    One of only 4 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #4416308022

    Starts May 27

    Cover art by Nick Cardy. A Specter Stalks Saigon, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Gerry Talaoc, inks by Redondo Studio; A ghostly soldier tries to warn soldiers to change their plans during the Vietnam War. The Ghost of Wandsgate Gallows!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Ernie Chan; Judd Gibbons is hired to kill Lord James Craven. Death Came at Dawn, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Sam Glanzman. Phantom Fingers text story. The Hell Beast of Berkeley Square, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Nestor Malgapo; The Beast of Berkeley Square haunts an old mansion. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #61028144
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    Published Feb 1973 by DC.

    Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 11 CGC 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #4416308016

    Starts May 27

    "The Devil's Lake" (art by E.R. Cruz), "Next Stop is Nowhere," "The Specter Who Stalked Cellblock 13," and "The Instrument of Death!" Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #61027793
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    Published Apr 1973 by DC.

    Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 13 CGC 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #4416308007

    Starts May 27

    Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Nightmare in the Sandbox!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Bob Brown; Dr. Jones doesn't believe in voodoo, until the local witch doctor curses his sandbox. Voice of Vengeance, script by Leo Dorfman, art by John Calnan; When a puppetter is attacked and has his voice damaged, who is speaking his part in the next performance? The World's Mightiest Mystic text story. Have Tomb, Will Travel, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Gerry Talaoc; Patsy Coyne's killer is haunted by his new car. Hell Is One Mile High, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Nestor Redondo; Did two American GI's take refuge in a haunted German castle, or was it just their imagination. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #61028201
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    Published Jun 1973 by DC.

    Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 15 CGC 9.4

    Paper: White

    Label #4416308023

    Starts May 27

    "The Ghost That Wouldn't Die" (art by Buddy Gernale), "A Phantom in the Alamo," "Who Dares Cheat the Dead?" (art by Alfredo Alcala), and "Hand From the Grave" (art by Rico Rival). Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #61028196
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    Published Jul 1973 by DC.

    Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 16 CGC 9.6

    Top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #4416308021

    Starts May 27

    "Death's Grinning Face," "The Mothball Ghost," and "The Haunted Hero of St. Helena" (art by Gerry Talaoc). Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #61027787
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    Published Sep 1973 by DC.

    Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 18 CGC 9.6

    Top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #4416308005

    Starts May 27

    Cover art by Nick Cardy. Graveyard of Vengeance, art by Alfredo Alcala; An Indian Chief curses all white men on his ground when his family is killed by English soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Death of a Ghost, art by Abe Ocampo; Jan and Clayton Butler try to move into a haunted mansion; Mr. Devereux has a machine that will remove the ghost that occupies the mansion. Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World ad with the Legion of Super-Heroes. The Eye of Evil, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Frank Redondo; Alois Hitler can see the hate in his son's eyes but nobody will believe him. The Girl-Hunting Ghost text story, art by Jim Aparo. Death Came Creeping, pencils by Ernesto Patricio, inks by Gerry Talaoc. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #60970393
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    Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 82 VG+ 4.5

    Oxidation

    Starts May 27

    Cover art by Neal Adams. How Do You Fight a Nightmare?, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano and Bernie Wrightson (p. 13); When Green Arrow and Black Canary are confronted by harpies, GA calls Green Lantern for help. GL follows the harpies into a trap laid by The Witch Queen on behalf of her brother Sinestro. Following a lead, GA and BC meet a group of Amazons, who, impressed by Black Canary's fighting skills, explain how in the distant past they were banished to another plane by a wizard, but have been allowed to return by The Witch Queen to make all men pay; With this information, the duo follows the trail to The Witch Queen and rescue Green Lantern from banishment and the grasp of the legendary Medusa. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60932706
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    Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 88 FN- 5.5

    Oxidation

    Starts May 27

    Giant-size issue. Neal Adams cover and one interior page (the pencilled version of the cover of Green Lantern 89). The rest of the issue contains reprints: "Summons From Space!" with script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella (from Showcase 23); "The Origin of Green Lantern's Oath!" with script by Broome, pencils by Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; and the Golden Age Green Lantern in "The Menace of the Marching Toys!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs (from a 1949 issue of the original Green Lantern series). Letter to the editor from comic writer Martin Pasko and writer Dwight Decker. Cover price $0.25.

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    Published Oct 1972 by Marvel.

    Gunhawks (1972) 1 VG 4.0

    Starts May 27

    Cover art by Syd Shores. "The Thundering Herd," script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Sol Brodsky; Kid and Reno attempt to hunt some buffalo, in order to sell their hides, and raise some money; They fail horribly, and are almost trampled in a stampede; They are saved by an old man, who then threatens to kill them for poaching; However, he takes them back to his shack, and then sets and splints Kid's leg; While Kid heals, the old man teaches Reno to shoot the Buffalo Gun, a weapon he designed for hunting Buffalo; He also drills into him the distinction between hunting for food, and hunting for hides or sport; Once Reno masters the gun, they go Buffalo hunting, and encounter some poachers, and kill a bunch of them, including their leader, Milo Dawson. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #61003527
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    Hair Bear Bunch (1973 Whitman) 3 CGC 9.2

    One of only 2 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #4400973025

    Starts May 27

    Whitman edition. Cover price $0.15.

  • Item #60932644
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    House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 195 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts May 27

    Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "Bat Out of Hell," script by Jack Oleck, art by Nestor Redondo; Adam Leach kills his wife and hides her body in a wall but a giant vampire bat begins to torment him. "The Fantastic Wishing Well," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; A criminal finds a wishing well that grants his wishes. One page of Cain's Gargoyles cartoons, art by Sergio Aragones. One page of Cain's Gargoyles cartoons, art by Sergio Aragones. "Countdown," art by Ralph Reese; Peter and Jason were competing to be the pilot on the first mission to Mars until Peter killed Jason to ensure he would be the pilot. "Things Old... Things Forgotten," art by Bernie Wrightson; Igor Lazlo is creating a road thru the Old Hills in Central Europe but some creature is stopping his progress. "Who Am I?", art by Bernard Baily; A man with amnesia is forced to steal against his will by a disembodied head. He is a robot, and the head belongs to his creator; When the police trail the robot home, the scientist tries to escape, but he and the robot end up falling to their deaths. 1.5-page "Trick Or Treat" story, art by Michael W. Kaluta; A lethal virus is being transported on the Titanic. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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    House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 101 CGC 8.5

    Paper: White

    Label #4411880007

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    Cover art by Mike Kaluta. "Small Invasion," script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Alex Nino; Aliens miscalculate when they make human bodies too perfect for their spies and they fall in love; When the aliens send out a sound signal which kills the humans in a two mile radius of the device the male spy writes down the details before he sacrifices himself for the girl he has fallen in love with, unknown to him, also an alien spy. "The Sacrifice," script by Jack Oleck, art by June Lofamia; A warlock intends to sacrifice his wife to the Devil in return for a youthful appearance, but she beats him to the punch. Cain & Abel cartoon page by Sergio Aragonés. "Hiding Place," script by Raymond Marais, art by Ruben Yandoc; A mobster on the run ducks into an unusual toy store and when he threatens the owners for money he finds that they spiked his food with chemicals which shrink his body so that he can be added as the final touch to a new model torture rack they have been building. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #60836570
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    Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 137 FN/VF 7.0

    Starts May 27

    Cover art by Herb Trimpe. The Stars Mine Enemy!, script by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Mike Esposito; Hulk finds himself aboard a spaceship where he is pressed into service; Hulk settles into this new life with alien comrades, even though the first mate of the ship is the Abomination, one of his most hated enemies; After the Abomination tries to kill him, Hulk is brought before the ship's half-human and half-robot captain, Cybor, who explains the cause of his quest to track down and kill the monstrous Klaatu; As the ship's crew has a final confrontation with Klaatu, Abomination starts a fight with the Hulk and both of them battle as they fall back into Earth's atmosphere. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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    Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 162 CBCS 9.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #21-1B1DB9E-011

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani. Spawn of the Flesh-Eater!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani; Hulk is lost in the Canadian woods when he runs across a distressed young woman who is looking for her missing brother; Hulk rescues a man from the Wendigo whom he thinks to be her brother but Marie tells him that it is her brother's friend, Georges; When Georges regains consciousness, he tells a chilling tale of an act of cannibalism that turned Paul Cartier into the Wendigo. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #60970394
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    Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 162 GD/VG 3.0

    Oxidation.

    Starts May 27

    Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani. Spawn of the Flesh-Eater!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani; Hulk is lost in the Canadian woods when he runs across a distressed young woman who is looking for her missing brother; Hulk rescues a man from the Wendigo whom he thinks to be her brother but Marie tells him that it is her brother's friend, Georges; When Georges regains consciousness, he tells a chilling tale of an act of cannibalism that turned Paul Cartier into the Wendigo. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) Annual 3 CGC 4.5

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    Label #4055985016

    Starts Jun 3

    Reprinting "To Live Again!" Written by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo). Originally from Tales to Astonish Vol. 1 #70. "Like A Beast At Bay!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo). Originally from Tales to Astonish Vol. 1 #71. "Within A Monster Dwells A Man!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo). Originally from Tales to Astonish Vol. 1 #72. "Another World, Another Foe!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby and Bob Powell. Originally from Tales to Astonish Vol. 1 #73. "The Wisdom of the Watcher!" Written by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby and Bob Powell. Inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo). Originally from Tales to Astonish Vol. 1 #74. Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #60915848
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    Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 55 CGC 8.5

    1st app. Thanos

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4384438002

    Starts Jul 6

    "Beware the Blood Brothers!" First appearance of Thanos. Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Jim Starlin and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jim Starlin and Joe Sinnott. One of the landmark Marvel issues of the Bronze Age. Drax the Destroyer is a prisoner of Thanos at the evil Titan's Earth-fortress. In an effort to escape, Drax telepathically reaches out to Tony Stark for assistance; but before Iron Man can come to the rescue, Shell-Head is ambushed by the Blood Brothers! Can Drax and the golden avenger defeat the Blood Brothers and Thanos? Also first appearances of Drax the Destroyer, Starfox (in a flashback), and Mentor. (Note: Iron Man 55 was reprinted as a Marvel Milestone Edition in 1992.) 36 pages Cover price $0.20.

  • Item #60776130
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    Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 55 FN 6.0

    1st app. Thanos
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    "Beware the Blood Brothers!" First appearance of Thanos. Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Jim Starlin and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jim Starlin and Joe Sinnott. One of the landmark Marvel issues of the Bronze Age. Drax the Destroyer is a prisoner of Thanos at the evil Titan's Earth-fortress. In an effort to escape, Drax telepathically reaches out to Tony Stark for assistance; but before Iron Man can come to the rescue, Shell-Head is ambushed by the Blood Brothers! Can Drax and the golden avenger defeat the Blood Brothers and Thanos? Also first appearances of Drax the Destroyer, Starfox (in a flashback), and Mentor. (Note: Iron Man 55 was reprinted as a Marvel Milestone Edition in 1992.) 36 pages Cover price $0.20.

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    Journey into Mystery (1972 2nd series) 1 CBCS 4.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #23-253E131-003

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer. Dig Me No Grave!, script by Roy Thomas (adaptation) and Robert E. Howard (original story), art by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer; When John Grimlan dies, two of his friends must undertake a strange series of tasks that reveal dark secrets about the life of the dead man. House!, script by Steve Englehart, art by Ralph Reese; Jim Staton finds refuge in a deserted house during a storm, or so he thinks. You Show Me Your Dream -- I'll Show You Mine!!, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Starlin and Mike Ploog; A man and woman who have never met repeatedly dream the same weird dream, seeing each other and the figure of Death. House ad for Marvel Spotlight #6 and Luke Cage Hero for Hire #3, art by Mike Ploog and Billy Graham. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 107 CBCS 3.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #19-1D88571-041

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover art by Nick Cardy. Crisis on Earth-X!, script by Len Wein, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; During an annual meeting between the JLA and JSA, six members and the Red Tornado (accidentally interfering with the transmatter machine that transports the two groups between Earths 1 and 2) are accidentally transported to another Earth, one in which the Nazis won World War Two; At first, the seven heroes are able to defeat a small group of Nazi soldiers, but are almost defeated by sonic machines when the Freedom Fighters, led by Uncle Sam, take the heroes away and explain what's going on in their secret headquarters; The three groups learn of machines around the world controlling everyone's minds, and set about to destroy them all. A letter from comics writer Mike W. Barr. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    Published Nov 1972 by DC.

    Kamandi (1972 DC) 1 VG- 3.5

    1st app. and origin Kamandi

    Water damage.

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    1st appearance and origin of Kamandi. "The Last Boy on Earth." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Kirby and Royer. A series that borrows many concepts from Planet of the Apes, Kamandi takes place in an alternate future where animals have mutated into bipedal beings of intelligence and where humans are treated like savage beasts. Kamandi avenges the death of his grandfather, who was killed by wolves, but is then captured by a tiger named Caesar, who turns him over to dog-scientist Dr. Canus. Canus proceeds to help Kamandi, and this is where the so-called last boy on earth hooks up with Ben Boxer, a mutated human who can turn to living metal. Cover price $0.20.

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    Magnus Robot Fighter (1963 Gold Key) 30 CBCS 3.5 Restored

    Slight amateur restoration

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Amateur Restoration Includes: Moderate amount of color touch on the cover.

    Label #19-279A9AA-205

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    Starts Jun 10

    Reprint of issue #15. Cover art by Russ Manning. "The Weird World of Mogul Badur," script by Herb Kastle, art by Russ Manning; Magnus and Leeja are kidnapped by Mogul Badur, a dictator seeking to prolong his already abnormally long life. "Free to Fly"; Magnus tells Leeja about some of mankind's achievements in the field of flight. # on cover 10046-111. November #29 11/71. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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    Marvel Feature (1971 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #0124484001

    Starts Jul 6

    Giant-size issue. 2nd appearance of the Defenders. Cover pencils by John Buscema and John Romita (alterations), inks by Frank Giacoia and John Romita (alterations). "Nightmare On Bald Mountain!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Sal Buscema; Dr. Strange, Hulk and Namor travel to Rutland, VT to stop a cult from releasing Dormammu into our dimension. "The Hidden World" featuring Betty Dean, Namora, and Princess Fen, script and art by Bill Everett. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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    Marvel Feature (1971 1st Series) 11 VG 4.0

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    Cover inks by John Romita. "Cry: Monster!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Joe Sinnott; The Hulk and the Thing are transported to a ghost town in the New Mexico desert to be pitted against one another in combat by the Leader and Kurrgo. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    Published Apr 1972 by Marvel.

    Marvel Premiere (1972) 1 CGC 7.5

    1st app. Warlock

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4323252003

    Starts Jul 6

    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.

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    Published Jul 1972 by Marvel.

    Marvel Premiere (1972) 3 FN+ 6.5

    Starts May 27

    Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Frank Giacoia. While the World Spins Mad!, script by Barry Smith (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Barry Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; Sensing evil, Strange is so focused on seeking it out he's almost hit by a truck; He calls upon The Ancient One, who warns him of the nature of the evil, but is still mystified; Then he finds himself confronted by someone (or something) who takes his own form, and tells him he's "already defeated"; Only when he discovers his oldest enemy is at the bottom of it does he also realize he was hit by the truck--and has been in a hospital bed ever since!; On recovering, he erases the memory of the night's events from the doctor's mind, as "Many things there are that mankind must not know..." 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 3 CBCS 6.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #21-3246A82-007

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    Starts Jun 10

    First 20-cent cover price. Cover art by Mike Ploog. Werewolf By Night!, script by Gerry Conway, art by Mike Ploog; Andrea Timly captures Jack Russell and tries to get the location of the Darkhold from him. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 4 CBCS 4.0

    Paper: White

    Label #22-069BD64-029

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    Cover art by Mike Ploog. Island of the Damned!, script by Gerry Conway, art by Mike Ploog; Jack Russell travels to an island while searching for the Darkhold; While there he is turned into stone. Continued in Werewolf By Night #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 5 VG/FN 5.0

    1st app. and origin Ghost Rider

    Water damage.

    Starts Jul 6

    Origin and first appearance of the Ghost Rider. First appearance of Roxanne Simpson. Cover art by Mike Ploog. Origin of the Ghost Rider, script by Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich, art by Mike Ploog; To save the life of his mentor and the man who has become like a father to him, Johnny Blaze makes a deal with the devil and is transformed into the spirit of vengeance, Ghost Rider. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 6 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

    Label #4339824004

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    Cover art by Mike Ploog. Angels From Hell, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Ghost Rider battles a gang of bikers called Satans Saints; after GR defeats them, their leader asks him to join the club; 2nd appearance of Ghost Rider (origin retold). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 9 CBCS 8.0

    Paper: White

    Label #22-0FD3AC2-023

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover art by Mike Ploog. The Snakes Crawl At Night, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Chic Stone; everyone believes Johnny Blaze is dead when he falls down Copperhead Canyon; Sam Silvercloud kidnaps Roxanne. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.4

    Paper: White

    Label #4416321007

    Starts May 27

    Spider-Man and the Human Torch (from the Fantastic Four) battle the Sandman, the Trapster, the Wizard, and Annihilus in "And Spidey Makes Four!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Jim Mooney. Gil Kane/John Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.20.

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    Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 5 CGC 8.5

    Paper: White

    Label #4416321023

    Starts May 27

    Spider-Man and the Vision star in "A Passion of the Mind!" Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Spider-Man and the Vision battle the Puppet Master in the Baxter Building. Cameo appearance by Harry Osborn. (The Puppet Master previously appeared in Fantastic Four 100. This issue was reprinted in Spider-Man Megazine 5.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 11 CGC 9.0

    Paper: White

    Label #4416321022

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    Spider-Man and the Inhumans star in "The Doomsday Gambit!" Part 3 of 3 (Continued from previous issue). Plot by Gerry Conway. Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Jim Mooney. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by John Romita. Spider-Man enlists the aid of the Inhumans to defeat Kang and Zarrko and rescue the Avengers in the 23rd century. Cameo appearances by Omega and the Avengers. This three-part story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition 27.(Kang next appears in Avengers 128 and 129. This issue includes a full-page ad for Marvel's Dracula Lives magazine.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 12 CGC 9.4

    Paper: White

    Label #4125690021

    Starts Jul 6

    Spider-Man and the Werewolf by Night battle Moondark in "Wolf at Bay!" Plot by Gerry Conway, script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Don Perlin. Daredevil and Black Widow cameos. Gil Kane/John Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.20.

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    Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 11MJ&MENNEN VG+ 4.5

    Residue.

    Starts May 27

    Double Insert Variant. Includes the Mark Jeweler Advertisement Centerfold Insert and the Mennen Advertisment Inner Cover Wrap Insert. Spider-Man and the Inhumans battle Zarrko the Tomorrow Man and Kang the Conqueror in "The Doomsday Gambit!" Plot by Gerry Conway, script by Len Wein, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Mike Esposito. Cameos by the Avengers (Iron Man, Thor, the Scarlet Witch, and the Vision), Quicksilver, and the Human Torch (of the Fantastic Four). John Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.20.