Auctions: comic books June 1966

Betty and Me (1966 Archie) 2 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water spotting.

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"Liberty Belle"; Betty overcomes her love and thoughts for Archie through sheer will and determination; Impressed, the gang holds a party. "Up In the Air!" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Rash Promise"; Archie and Veronica try to use the power of suggestion to get Archie out of a date with Betty so that he can go to a dance with Veronica. Archie Giant Series. "Hide and Seek," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica avoids Archie in order to go out with a college student, so Betty pretends not to have seen her. "Home Sweet Homework"; When Archie gets a bad grade on an English paper, Miss Grundy suggests he ask a fellow student for help. When Veronica proves to be too busy, Archie asks Betty. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 51 VG- 3.5

1st Printing. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. This Man... This Monster!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; An unnamed scientist gives himself the powers and appearance of the Thing and goes to the Baxter Building, planning to kill Reed; However, an accident results in him saving Reed's life and perishing in the Negative Zone. 36 pgs. $0.12. NOTE: JC Penney 1993 reprint exists. It can be identified by the back cover: X-Men on Video ad. Cover price $0.12.

Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 158 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4714017025

Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Fly or Die," art by Mike Arens; As Tarzan and Lombi are fishing together, Tarzan explains the migration of storks. "The Son of Tarzan," script by Edgar Rice Burroughs (original novel) and Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation), art by Russ Manning; Without knowing that his father was brought up by apes, Jack Clayton falls in love with the jungle and makes his way there along with Akut, learning the Great Ape language and living as his father had; He rescues a small girl...she joins him in his jungle life, and in time grows lovely; When they are separated Lord Greystoke rescues her; he and Jane take her into their home; She and Korak dare great dangers to find each other; When they are threatened by a wild elephant Tarzan rescues them. "Know by the Nose"; Trivia about the noses of several animals. "Of Baboons and an Adder" text story starring Mabu, art by Nat Edson. "Tembo! Tembo!", script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Queen Elena flees to Aba-Zulu, bearing news of a coup in her country, to be followed by an intended attack on Aba-Zulu; The forewarned Dan-El and Natongo break the enemy army in fierce fighting and turn the traitor over to his half-brother, the wounded King Molithi. Descriptions of great man-made wonders, art by Dan Spiegle; featuring the Buddha of Kamakura, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Great Wall of China, and the Mayan temples. Number on cover 10012-606 June. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 21 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4111635023

From Whence Comes...Dominus?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin), inks by Dick Ayers; the X-Men battle Lucifer, The Supreme One. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.