Auctions: comic books December 1966

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 43 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4641276016

1st full appearance of Mary Jane (cameos in #25,38, & 42). Cover by John Romita Sr.. MJ has her first in-depth interaction with Peter Parker, plus cameos by Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock (Daredevil) in Rhino on the Rampage!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; Rhino escapes from police custody and is looking for revenge on Spider-Man for defeating his attempt to kidnap John Jameson. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 32 and 183. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 43 VG+ 4.5

1st full appearance of Mary Jane (cameos in #25,38, & 42). Cover by John Romita Sr.. MJ has her first in-depth interaction with Peter Parker, plus cameos by Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock (Daredevil) in Rhino on the Rampage!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; Rhino escapes from police custody and is looking for revenge on Spider-Man for defeating his attempt to kidnap John Jameson. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 32 and 183. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 43 GD/VG 3.0

1st full appearance of Mary Jane (cameos in #25,38, & 42). Cover by John Romita Sr.. MJ has her first in-depth interaction with Peter Parker, plus cameos by Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock (Daredevil) in Rhino on the Rampage!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; Rhino escapes from police custody and is looking for revenge on Spider-Man for defeating his attempt to kidnap John Jameson. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 32 and 183. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 23 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646432009

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. Daredevil faces the Gladiator, the Masked Marauder, Tri-Man, the Dancer, the Mangler, the Brain, and the Maggia in DD Goes Wild, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Marauder transports DD and Gladiator back to his base in hopes of using Hornhead to help power his Tri-Man; When this plan fails, he transports them both to a movie set of the Roman Coliseum in Europe where all the Maggia heads are meeting; DD and Gladiator fight it out in the arena until a caged lion gets loose and DD ends up saving his foe's life; Gladiator refuses to fight after this and gets a job with the Maggia; DD walks away. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Double Dare Adventures (1966-1967 Harvey) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4543086011

Cover by Joe Simon and Jack Sparling. Stories and art by Otto Binder and Bill Draut. Part of Harvey Comics' short-lived Harvey Thriller imprint, designed by comics legend Joe Simon to reap the rewards of the Batman-inspired 1960s superhero craze. Transformed by Martian space-bees, low-ranking NASA technician Barry E. Eames returns to Earth as the improbable Bee-Man. Also featuring reprints of classic Harvey Golden Age sci-fi stories: In the future, a starship captain refuses to believe he's too old to fly. A scientist creates a formula that can give a human the proportionate strength of...an ant. Bee-Man was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Double Dare; Bee-Man; The Bee Line; Legend of the Glowing Gladiator; The Has-Been; The Ant Extract; You Can Be a Magician!; The Secret of Magicmaster; Jack Quick-Frost; Magic Session. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 57 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #0086212011

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Enter... Dr. Doom!, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; While Sandman attempts to free the Wizard, Dr. Doom steals the Surfer's Power Cosmic (part 1 of 4). Appearances by the Inhumans, the Sandman, and the Wizard. Captain America cameo. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 57 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646447012

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Enter... Dr. Doom!, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; While Sandman attempts to free the Wizard, Dr. Doom steals the Surfer's Power Cosmic (part 1 of 4). Appearances by the Inhumans, the Sandman, and the Wizard. Captain America cameo. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 57 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4592743012

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Enter... Dr. Doom!, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; While Sandman attempts to free the Wizard, Dr. Doom steals the Surfer's Power Cosmic (part 1 of 4). Appearances by the Inhumans, the Sandman, and the Wizard. Captain America cameo. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 50 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4641472020

Special guest star: Robin. "The Lord of Time Attacks the 20th Century!" with story by Gardner Fox, art by Mike Sekowsky and inks by Sid Greene. Can the Justice League of America stop a foe that posseses the greatest array of war weapons since the beginning and end of time? Find out as Robin, Aquaman, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and good ol' Snapper Carr take on the hi tech time terror known as the Lord of Time. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 27 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4641264008

Cover pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. Re-Enter: The Mimic!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers; Angel rests in the wake of getting hit with Cyclops' optic blast; Mimic recovers his powers and memoriesl X-Men battle the Puppet Master; Cameos by Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four.. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.