Auctions: comic books February 1967

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 37 VG/FN 5.0

Water spotting.

"To Conquer a Colossus!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Roy Thomas. Art by Don Heck. Cover by Gil Kane. Against their will the Avengers blast off into outer space onboard Ixar's spaceship! The alien mastermind wants to transfer the Avengers' powers into his army of ultroids! And then merge all the ultroids into one colossal ultroid! But Earth's Mightiest Heroes have a few tricks up their sleeve! Plus one ace in the hole...or perhaps better stated: a widow in the hole. Will Ixar's disregard of Natasha lead to hisdownfall? The Black Widow has a deadly bite! Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and the Wasp. (Note: This issue was reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #29.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 59 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4731121010

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Doctor Doom steals the Silver Surfer's cosmic powers (part 3 of 4) in Doomsday, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Dr. Doom wreaks havoc across the globe with the Power Cosmic; Black Bolt destroys the barrier that was imprisoning the Inhumans. Brief Inhumans appearance. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 59 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Doctor Doom steals the Silver Surfer's cosmic powers (part 3 of 4) in Doomsday, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Dr. Doom wreaks havoc across the globe with the Power Cosmic; Black Bolt destroys the barrier that was imprisoning the Inhumans. Brief Inhumans appearance. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 51 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

"Z--As in Zatanna--and Zero Hour!" with story by Gardner Fox, art by Mike Sekowsky and inks by Sid Greene, guest-stars Zatanna and the Elongated Man. When awesome magical powers threaten Zatanna's like as she searches for his missing father, Zatara, the Justice League of America come to the rescue! This issue's roll call: The Atom, Batman, Green Lantern and Hawkman. Full page ad for Batman poster pin-up set--just $1.00 for all. Circulation numbers reported in Statement of Ownership showing average number of copies for preceeding 12 months: 654,000. Letter in this issue from early comic fandom writer Irene Vartanoff. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 153 VG+ 4.5

Pen marking. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Jim Steranko. "The Hiding Place!", script by Roy Thomas and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Jim Steranko, inks by Jim Steranko; The Supreme Hydra infiltrates S.H.I.E.L.D.; featuring Clipper Charlie (SHIELD barber), Nick Fury, Jasper Sitwell, Laura Brown, Gabe Jones, Agent Bronson, and Dum Dum Dugan. "Alone, Against the Mindless Ones!", script by Stan Lee and Marie Severin (co-plot), art by Marie Severin; While Umar watches, Strange battles The Mindless Ones; He finally reaches Clea and frees her from a mystic prison, only to learn it was merely an illusion—and now, severely weakened, he faces doom at the hands of a Mindless One! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Time Tunnel (1967) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Number/month on cover: 10198-702, no month listed. Comic book version of the Irwin Allen 1960s sci/fi-fantasy TV series in which two scientists are hurled into the lost world of time. Issue has "The Assassins" in which Tony and Doug try to prevent Abraham Lincoln's assassination, "The Lion or the Volcano?" in which the pair are trapped in Pompeii right before the volcano Vesuvius erupts, and "Mars Countdown" in which the pair are trapped on a rocket headed for Mars. Back cover and inside covers have photo pinups. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.