Auctions: comic books October 1967

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 53 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3692346012

Doctor Octopus. Story synopsis: Peter and Gwen are off to the Science Expo with Professor Warren to see the "nullifier," but unfortunately Dr. Octopus is there too. Only he isn't there to listen to the lecture, he's there to steal it! After putting up a good fight, Spider-Man finally gets the nullifier back, but not before slipping a spider tracer on Doc Ock. Doc Ock finds the tracer when he gets back to his lab and decides to set up a trap for Spidey, but come on, Spidey isn't gonna fall for it. Aunt May and Anna Watson put an ad in the paper looking for a boarder at their house. And guess who answers the ad? That's right, the one and only Otto Octavius. "Enter Dr. Octopus." Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Mike Esposito as "Mickey Demeo." Romita cover. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 38. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 45 VG- 3.5

Water Damage. Cover oxidation.

"Blitzkrieg in Central Park!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by John Buscema and Vince Colletta. Following Earth's Mightiest Heroes' victory in Avengers Annual #1, the city hosts "Avengers Day" in Central Park! And what a grand celebration it is as nine avengers gather to receive accolades from the crowd. However, there is one person in the crowd -- actually one android in the crowd -- who has not come to praise the Avengers, but to bury them! When the moment is right, the Super-Adaptoid attacks! A.I.M.'s finest creation -- with his array of mimicked powers -- keeps the assembled avengers off-balance. But the adaptoid's obsession with killing the star-spangled avenger provides the heroes with an opportunity to regroup! And Pietro comes up with an idea! Will Quicksilver's quick plan short-circuit the Super-Adaptoid? Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hercules, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Wasp. (Notes: The Super-Adaptoid returns in Iron Man (1st series) #49. This story was reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #37.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 45 GD/VG 3.0

"Blitzkrieg in Central Park!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by John Buscema and Vince Colletta. Following Earth's Mightiest Heroes' victory in Avengers Annual #1, the city hosts "Avengers Day" in Central Park! And what a grand celebration it is as nine avengers gather to receive accolades from the crowd. However, there is one person in the crowd -- actually one android in the crowd -- who has not come to praise the Avengers, but to bury them! When the moment is right, the Super-Adaptoid attacks! A.I.M.'s finest creation -- with his array of mimicked powers -- keeps the assembled avengers off-balance. But the adaptoid's obsession with killing the star-spangled avenger provides the heroes with an opportunity to regroup! And Pietro comes up with an idea! Will Quicksilver's quick plan short-circuit the Super-Adaptoid? Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hercules, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Wasp. (Notes: The Super-Adaptoid returns in Iron Man (1st series) #49. This story was reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #37.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 45 GD+ 2.5

1" Spine split from top.

"Blitzkrieg in Central Park!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by John Buscema and Vince Colletta. Following Earth's Mightiest Heroes' victory in Avengers Annual #1, the city hosts "Avengers Day" in Central Park! And what a grand celebration it is as nine avengers gather to receive accolades from the crowd. However, there is one person in the crowd -- actually one android in the crowd -- who has not come to praise the Avengers, but to bury them! When the moment is right, the Super-Adaptoid attacks! A.I.M.'s finest creation -- with his array of mimicked powers -- keeps the assembled avengers off-balance. But the adaptoid's obsession with killing the star-spangled avenger provides the heroes with an opportunity to regroup! And Pietro comes up with an idea! Will Quicksilver's quick plan short-circuit the Super-Adaptoid? Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hercules, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Wasp. (Notes: The Super-Adaptoid returns in Iron Man (1st series) #49. This story was reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #37.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 Gold Key) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Comic book adventures of the famous Warner Bros. cartoon characters The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. The Road Runner in "The Appetite Fright," "Escape Scrape," "The Caught Coyote," and "Seeing Isn't Believing." Issue also has one- page gag strips and one-page features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 368 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane) and Joe Giella; Cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson. The Dynamic Duo face an opponent out to commit the "Seven Wonder Crimes of Gotham City", who although captured, still vows to one day commit the "Seven Wonder Crimes of the Modern World"! Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Gil Kane Sid Greene. The Treacherous Time-Trap!; while at a watch shop, Ralph Elongated Man Dibny discovers that Chronos has trapped the Atom inside a booby-trapped clock. Letter to the editor from comics historian Peter Sanderson, Jr. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 67 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4714694002

1st printing. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Origin (part 2) and first appearance of Him (Warlock) in "When Opens the Cocoon!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; The FF track the kidnapped Alicia to the Beehive, where the cocoon opens and reveals Him. Crystal (of the Inhumans) appearance. 36 pgs. $0.12. NOTE: 1994 JC Penney reprint exists. Can be identified by having a Stridex ad on the back cover. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 161 VG- 3.5

Cover art by Jim Steranko. Captain America guest stars in the Nick Fury story "The Second Doom," script and art by Jim Steranko; Reed Richards & Ben Grimm save Cap from falling to his death while Fury saves himself by catching onto the Statue's crown; Reed and Ben provide assistance to the pair and stop the invaders plans, cutting off all power on the East Coast, creating the New York City Blackout in the process; Back in the present Jimmy Woo tells Fury he believes the man behind the scheme was The Yellow Claw; First appearance of the Yellow Claw since the fifties. "And a Scourge Shall Come Upon You!", script by Raymond Marais and Dan Adkins (co-plot), art by Dan Adkins (first interior work on the series); Mordo exiles Strange to "The World Of the Million Perils," then sets about restoring some of the magic to his new coven; Lost in a distant galaxy Strange suffers temporary memory loss and faces a nameless beast within a hollow sphere; On Earth, Victoria Bentley, freed of the evil finds herself being hurled between worlds, wondering if it's Mordo's doing; Strange hears a cry for help, and discovers Victoria being menaced by a gigantic ant; The two face Nebulos, a bizarre alien creature who claims they are part of his plan; Baron Mordo appearance. Merry Marvel Marching Society info and coupon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 161 VG- 3.5

1" tear on cover.

Cover art by Jim Steranko. Captain America guest stars in the Nick Fury story "The Second Doom," script and art by Jim Steranko; Reed Richards & Ben Grimm save Cap from falling to his death while Fury saves himself by catching onto the Statue's crown; Reed and Ben provide assistance to the pair and stop the invaders plans, cutting off all power on the East Coast, creating the New York City Blackout in the process; Back in the present Jimmy Woo tells Fury he believes the man behind the scheme was The Yellow Claw; First appearance of the Yellow Claw since the fifties. "And a Scourge Shall Come Upon You!", script by Raymond Marais and Dan Adkins (co-plot), art by Dan Adkins (first interior work on the series); Mordo exiles Strange to "The World Of the Million Perils," then sets about restoring some of the magic to his new coven; Lost in a distant galaxy Strange suffers temporary memory loss and faces a nameless beast within a hollow sphere; On Earth, Victoria Bentley, freed of the evil finds herself being hurled between worlds, wondering if it's Mordo's doing; Strange hears a cry for help, and discovers Victoria being menaced by a gigantic ant; The two face Nebulos, a bizarre alien creature who claims they are part of his plan; Baron Mordo appearance. Merry Marvel Marching Society info and coupon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Tales of Suspense (1959) 94 VG+ 4.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. "The Tragedy and the Triumph!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dan Adkins; Iron Man saves villagers while battling Titanium Man; Iron Man destroys Titanium Man control center; Titanium Man aims a disintegrator ray at Iron Man. First appearance of Modok in "If This Be... Modok!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Helpless from a paralyzing ray, Captain America is about to be shot by an agent of A.I.M; However, MODOK wants to destroy Cap himself. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 37 VG- 3.5

Moisture damage. Residue. Cover oxidation.

First appearance of the Mutant-Master. Cover pencils by Don Heck, John Verpoorten, and John Romita (alterations), inks by John Verpoorten and John Romita (alterations). We, the Jury..., script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Don Heck; the X-Men battle the Factor Three in Europe; the Mutant-Master holds Professor X and Banshee captive; Juggernaut cameo. Letter to the editor from writer Peter Sanderson. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.