Auctions: comic books January 1964

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 316 VG/FN 5.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Part I: The Renegade Super-Hero!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art John Forte; When Ultra Boy appears to be an escaped convict, he is expelled from the Legion and has to flee the planet. Part II: The End of a Super-Traitor!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; Ultra Boy reveals that his faked criminal past was a ploy to infiltrate and lure a pirate band into custody. The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes! illustrations, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 22 GD 2.0

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Return of the Mole Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos [as G. Bell]; The Mole Man arranges for the neighbors of the Fantastic Four to complain about their activities so they will be interested when they receive an ad for an island that is for sale; When they visit the island, the Mole Man is waiting for them. Letters to the editor from comics writer Roy Thomas, comics artist Dave Cockrum, Wayne Howard (the comics artist?), and Steve Erickson (the writer?). 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 49 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0320204003

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. First X-Men crossover (same date as X-Men #3 - January, 1964), plus first Avengers crossover (without Captain America) in the Iron Man story, "The New Iron Man Meets the Angel!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Paul Reinman; The Angel is affected by an atomic test done at one of Stark's weapons plants. His personality is altered and now he wants to join the Evil Mutants; The X-Men call the Avengers for help but only Iron Man is available. "Strange Encounter," art by Joe Maneely. "The Saga of the Sneepers!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); An alien race watches humanity's progress, worried that they will one day overtake them; With the invention of the atomic bomb and the Cold War, they decide that humanity will wipe itself out before it poses a threat. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.