Auctions: comic books October 1964

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 325 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4719573011

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Lex Luthor Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; Lex Luthor convinces the Legion he has come to the future from a time before he turned evil. But when Luthor reveals his true nature and seemingly dissolves the Legionnaires, they have the last laugh on him. Professor Eureka humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Day Superboy Was a Coward! starring Superboy, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp. The Legion Constitution -- Part One article. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Buck Rogers (1964 Gold Key) 1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4297376002

Mysterious disappearances in outer space lure Buck into a trap beyond the farthest planet! Featuring "The Space Slavers" written by Paul Newman and drawn by Ray Bailey. Killer Kane, Ardala, Dr Huer and all the rest of the cast appear. Painted cover. NOTE: # on cover is 10128-410. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 4 GD+ 2.5

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. First appearance of the Purple Man in Killgrave, the Unbelievable Purple Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Vince Colletta; DD runs up against a purple man who can make anyone do what he wants just by suggesting it. First letters page. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 332 GD/VG 3.0

Written by John Broome. Art by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane) and Joe Giella. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella. The Joker's Last Laugh!; The Joker commits crimes in which bad jokes make people laugh uncontrollably, then he robs them; Joker sprays Batman and Robin with a form of "loco weed" that makes them laugh. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Sid Greene. The Elongated Man's Other-World Wife! starring Ralph Elongated Man Dibny and his wife, Sue Dibny. Smoking is for Squares! public service announcement by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Scientific Crime Detectives article. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Friedrich. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 125 FR/GD 1.5

4" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation with chipping. Water damage. Writing inside back cover.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Human Torch and the Thing star in "The Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman; Ben and Johnny's hi-jinks are interrupted by the arrival of a pair of LIFE Magazine reporters, who are there to interview Reed and Sue; When the news reports Sub-Mariner is heading for NYC, Ben and Johnny figure they can make an impression by tackling him on their own. "Mordo Must Not Catch Me!", script by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (co-plot), pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by George Roussos (as Geo. Bell); Three followers of Mordo attack Strange in his sanctum; After dispatching them, he uses the Eye of Agamotto and his amulet to contact his mentor, but to no avail!; Mordo appears saying he's captured The Ancient One; In their ectoplasmic forms, a running battle begins that takes them halfway around the world, until Strange locates his mentor in a half-hidden jungle somewhere in Tibet. First page of a 2-page text story, "The Message." (The second page does not appear in issue 126 and may never have been published!) 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 172 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4704565009

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The New Superman! [part 1], script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Clark Kent--Former Superman! [part 2], script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. The Struggle of the Two Supermen! [part 3], script by Ed Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. In this three-part story, Superman releases Ar-Val from Kandor so he can replace The Man of Steel. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.