Auctions: comic books July 1963

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 3 GD+ 2.5

1/2" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water spotting.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Dr. Octopus in Spider-Man Versus Doctor Octopus, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; When an experiment goes wrong, Otto Octavius gains control of his robotic arms and decides to take over an atomic facility, but Spider-Man stops him. Spider-Man pin-up page by Ditko. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 140. First issue with a letters column (including a letter by MyComicShop president Buddy Saunders!). 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Kona (1962-1967 Dell) 7 VG 4.0

Signed by Sam Glanzman (splash). Certification not included. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and Don Segall. Primitive warrior Kona tries to protect the Dodd family from the dinosaurs and gigantic creatures that populate Monster Isle. Kona and the Dodd family are menaced by gigantic ants on yet another lost island. But a sudden burst of geysers happens at just the right time. Anak tries to save a blind eagle's sight after the guardian bird attacks Thoth, thinking him an enemy. Cool giant-ant cover, possibly by Vic Prezio. Creatures; Kona; The Ant Runway; Anak. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 162 VG- 3.5

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Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Titanic Twins! [The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue! part 1], script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Superman splits into two Supermen in this classic, oft-reprinted story. The Anti-Evil Ray! [The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue! part 2]; Luthor, Brainiac, Phantom Zoners, Khruschev, and Castro reform; Lex Luthor cures all illnesses. A Tree Grows on Second Street public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The End of Superman's Career! [The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue! part 3]; The Supermen marry Lois Lane and Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen marries Lucy Lane; Mr. Mxyzptlk reforms. Super-Turtle humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 139 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Day Wonder Woman Revealed Her Secret Identity," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; When Steve Trevor is frustrated by Wonder Womans refusal to marry him until all crime and injustice is erased from the Earth, he wishes aloud that she would forget who she is; Shortly thereafter, she destroys two enemy missiles by hurling them against each other, and is caught in the explosion, knocked unconscious, and given amnesia when she awakens; Upon reviving, she flatly tells Steve that she is Diana Prince, and that Wonder Woman has lent her her costume for a masquerade ball she and Steve will be attending, but that she is not Wonder Woman. The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin ad. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.