Auctions: comic books July 1964

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 14 CGC 2.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4684693007

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) in The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The Green Goblin hires the Enforcers to help him defeat Spider-Man; To further his plan he convinces B.J. Cosmos to film a movie of Spider-Man fighting Goblin and the Enforcers in the desert; While filming, Goblin and the Enforcers attack Spider-Man and accidentally awaken the Hulk. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 9 and 152. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 28 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4632310001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. We Have to Fight the X-Men!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Puppet Master makes a model of Professor X and commands him to send the X-Men after the FF; When Xavier regains control of his senses, the Mad Thinker sends in his Android to finish off both teams. The Mad Thinker and the Puppet Master appearances. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 28 CBCS 1.5

Paper: Cream

Front cover detached. Small piece of tape on interior cover.

Label #22-3C3F680-007

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. We Have to Fight the X-Men!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Puppet Master makes a model of Professor X and commands him to send the X-Men after the FF; When Xavier regains control of his senses, the Mad Thinker sends in his Android to finish off both teams. The Mad Thinker and the Puppet Master appearances. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 57 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4214347025

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. On The Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers and Paul Reinman; Egghead tricks Giant-Man into attacking Spider-Man in order to distract them while he robs an armored car. A Voice in the Dark!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Chic Stone; The Wasp stops a thief by pretending to be the Invisible Girl. Ads for Fantastic Four #28 and The Amazing Spider-Man #14, art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Sol Brodsky. The Balloon text story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 106 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Thor's battle against the Cobra and Mr. Hyde continues in "The Thunder God Strikes Back!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Thor evades the villains and transforms back into Dr. Blake, then pretends to betray Thor in order to get his cane back; He becomes Thor and defeats the Cobra easily, though Hyde escapes by becoming Calvin Zabo and slipping away; Hyde attacks Thor later, but is defeated; When Blake returns to the office he discovers that Jane hates him because of his seeming betrayal of Thor. The Mighty Thor Also Appears In...The Avengers comic book ad. "Tales of Asgard" back-up, "Balder the Brave!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Odin orders Balder executed for leaving a battle to rescue a fallen bird, but Balder is so beloved that the animals and plants keep any harm from coming to him, and Odin makes him invincible; Origin of Balder. Second half of a two-page text story, "Marauder." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Two-Gun Kid (1948) 70 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. Art by Dick Ayers and Larry Lieber. One sip of the Indian potion, and the most dangerous outlaw of the West turns into Hurricane, the fastest draw of all time! How can the Two-Gun Kid beat a gunman who is unbeatable? Find out if he can in "The Amazing Mr. Hurricane!" by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers. Also in this issue: Back-up story "The Last Bullet!" by Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script/art). And: 2-page text story "Injuns!" reprinted (and retitled) from Western Outlaws and Sheriffs (1949) #69. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 6 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3951330003

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Sub-Mariner! Joins the Evil Mutants, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Xavier reads a news story about Namor and wonders if he is a possible mutant; Magneto comes to the same conclusion and invades the Sub-Mariner's realm with an invitation to join his Brotherhood; Enchanted by the Scarlet Witch, Namor agrees; The X-Men attack and, during the ensuing battle, Namor decides not to join either team, mutant or no. Cyclops Special Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.