Auctions: comic books February 1966

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 33 GD/VG 3.0

Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Final Chapter!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Trapped under a pile of rubble in an underwater base that is filling with water, Spidey has to use all of his strength and determination to break himself free as Aunt May's life hangs in the balance; Spidey escapes and takes down Doc Ock's goons so he can deliver a serum that will remove the radiation from his Aunt's system. One of Spidey's classic moments is captured in the first 5 pages as he struggles to escape from underneath tons of steel! Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 26 and 172. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantasy Masterpieces (1966) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0309318004

Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko reprints. "Beware!! The Ghosts Surround Me!!" from Strange Tales # 76, art by Don Heck; A fleeing criminal in Transylvania hides in an abandoned house, but aliens from a parallel dimension appear to him; He is relieved to find they cannot hurt him, but instead they phase him into an invisible, immaterial state and leave him there forever. "I Found the Things from Nowhere" from Journey into Mystery # 60, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; Joe Carter tries to fix his TV and tunes into what he thinks is an alien battle. "I Became a Human Robot" from Suspense # 5, art by Joe Sinnott; An alien spy places his mind in a robot sent to Earth, hoping to be taken in for study; He gains access to data on Earth technology, but the scientists turn his robot body off, trapping him. "I Saw the Other World!" from Tales to Astonish # 7, art by Dick Ayers; A man tries to convince a stranger that the camera he found takes pictures of another dimension; The stranger seems skeptical, when a bolt of lightning strikes and the stranger disappears, along with the man's pictures. "Those Who Change" from Amazing Fantasy # 10, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A time travel experiment goes wrong. Photo of Stan Lee. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 125 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "When Meet the Immortals!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor grapples with "The Demon" to recover the Norn Stone, while Hercules blunders about the world of Man, crossing paths with Jane Foster. Marvel Bullpen Bulletins. Tale of Asgard: "The Queen Commands," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor's plans for a peaceful parlay with the Flying Trolls is dashed when Loki unleashes a poison gas on them! Ad for Hulk Sweat Shirt, Spider-Man Pin-Up, Super-Hero Stationery Kit, and Thor T-Shirt. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 160 VG 4.0

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Amazon of Terror," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor stop the Cheetah and her gang from robbing a zoo of its priceless extinct animal exhibit for a client; But the Cheetah escapes, and later hypnotizes Trevor into smooching with her; When Wonder Woman sees them, as the Cheetah had planned, she is tear-stricken and upset, allowing the villainess to take her by surprise, steal her magic lasso, and encircle her with it; Wonder Woman, enslaved by the Cheetah, is forced to take her and Steve to the Cheetahs private island. "Dr. Psycho's Revenge," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; To show Athena and Aphrodite that Wonder Womans beauty and wisdom, derived from goddesses, are nothing compared to the god-derived powers of strength and speed she possesses, Mars steals her Herculean strength and Mercurian speed temporarily and gives them to the woman-hating Dr. Psycho, who has been rejected by all women as a suitor because of his ugliness. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.