Auctions: comic books October 1968

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 57 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

First appearance of the Vision in "Behold...the Vision!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by George Klein. Cover by John Buscema and George Klein. One of the landmark issues of the silver age! On a rainy night in Manhattan, a strange being enters Janet Van Dyne's apartment and suddenly collapses! The Wasp quickly calls Goliath; and they take the red-hued stranger to Avengers Mansion for examination! Once their Hank Pym discovers that the Vision is a human being constructed of synthetic materials - a synthezoid in fact! When the Vision wakes up, he remembers that Ultron sent him to destroy the Avengers! But now the Vision wants to flip the script on his creator! So he leads Earth's Mightiest Heroes back to Ultron's underground lair! Could this be a trap? Either way Ultron-5 is waiting! And the battle is coming! Will the Vision prove worthy of the Avengers' trust? Cameo appearance by the Black Widow. Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Goliath, Hawkeye, and the Wasp. (Notes: The synthezoid avenger is not to be confused with the golden age Vision (aka Aarkus). Marie Severin contributed pencils to page 3 - the second to last panel. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Tony Isabella. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #7 and also in Marvel Super Action #18.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 106 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4183397005

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Cap Goes Wild!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia; Costumed Asian spies attack SHIELD headquarters and steal the plans for the latest prototype model of the Life Model Decoy for what they call Operation: Replica, which Chairman Mao oversees; Captain America tries to stop them; Infinity Productions film company is working on a Captain America movie. Letter to the editor from writer Dwight Decker. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 45 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia (photo Background). The Dismal Dregs of Defeat, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Vince Colletta; With the police thinking he is a murderer, Daredevil tries to avoid the law but is captured by the Jester and sent to jail. Letters to the editor from Tony Isabella, Peter Sanderson, and Ted White. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Doctor Strange (1968 1st Series) 173 GD/VG 3.0

1/2" tear on cover.

Cover art by Dan Adkins. While a World Waits!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; Umar frees Strange, via suggestion from Clea and Victoria Bentley; Dormammu defeated by his own vow never to enter the Earth dimension; curse returns him to the Dark Dimension; Dr. Benton, former medical colleague, offers consultant position to Strange. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 79 FN+ 6.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. A Monster Forever?, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Ben and Alicia are attacked by a Mad Thinker android; Reed learns of Sue's medical problems but does not tell her. Crystal (of the Inhumans) appearance. in Marvel's Greatest Comics # 61. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) Annual 1 GD/VG 3.0

2" Cumulative spine split. Water spots.

New story: the Hulk battles the Inhumans in "A Refuge Divided!" Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Syd Shores (and others). Jim Steranko cover (with the head redrawn by Severin). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 6 VG/FN 5.0

"Vengeance, Cries the Crusher!" Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska and Frank Giacoia. The Crusher (last seen in Tales of Suspense 91) has returned! And the super-strong villain has only one thing on his mind ? revenge against Iron Man! The Crusher storms into Stark Industries and the battle vs. Shell-head begins soon thereafter! Meanwhile, Whitney Frost (aka Big M) makes her move to steal Tony's military designs, but instead gets caught in the crossfire of Iron Man's fight vs. the Crusher. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson.) 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 6 GD/VG 3.0

"Vengeance, Cries the Crusher!" Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska and Frank Giacoia. The Crusher (last seen in Tales of Suspense 91) has returned! And the super-strong villain has only one thing on his mind ? revenge against Iron Man! The Crusher storms into Stark Industries and the battle vs. Shell-head begins soon thereafter! Meanwhile, Whitney Frost (aka Big M) makes her move to steal Tony's military designs, but instead gets caught in the crossfire of Iron Man's fight vs. the Crusher. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson.) 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

Mission Impossible (1967-1969 Dell) 4 CGC 6.5 SS Bain

Paper: Off white

Signed by Barbara Bain on 10/25/24.

Label #4527264001

Photo cover features Peter Graves, Martin Landau, Greg Morris, Barbara Bain and Peter Lupus. Stories by Joe Gill. Art by Jack Sparling. Cover number is 12-526-810. Long before the movies, the TV series about a crack team of spies and their unlikely assignments inspired this comic. The IMF team plans to use the Trans-Europe race to smuggle a defector out of the Soviet Union. But that runs afoul of a gold-smuggling operation the team doesn't know about. In another tale, the team fakes a skyjacking to sneak in and out of a Central American country. Race for Life; Perfect Plot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD (1968 1st Series) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Oxidation.

Cover by Jim Steranko. "What Ever Happened To Scorpio?", script by Jim Steranko, pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by John Tartaglione; Val reads Nick's horoscope in the morning paper, which says "Someone in your past will return today"; Nick pays a visit on Pickman, who's helping him locate someone, and he doesn't want SHIELD involved; The ESP Division picks up "possible danger", sending Nick to a seemingly-deserted warehouse - and straight into a trap set by Scorpio!; Nick's Farrari is destroyed, and Nick is captured; While unconscious, Scorpio creates a face-mask to allow him to impersonate Nick, then goes in disguise to view the test of the latest model of LMD; But as it begins, no one else realizes the robot has been replaced with Nick, drugged so he can't speak!; Miraculously, Fury manages to dodge one death trap after another, then faces his would-be killer; Val, trying to save Nick's life, shoots at the "LMD" - but hits Pickman instead, who found his way in via a secret passage. Letters to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor and fanzine publisher Ronn Foss. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Witzend Magazine (1966 Wally Wood) Fanzine 5 VG+ 4.5

Staple rust.

Published by renowned artist Wallace Wood, Witzend is a critically acclaimed fanzine showcasing some of the best artists of the era. Issue #5 includes: The World of the Wizard King by Wood; The Junkwaffel Invasion of Kruppenny Island by Vaughn Bode; JAF; Reed Crandall/ERB portfolio part IV; Pipsqueak Papers by Wood; Prevue - The Adventures of Talon by Steranko; and Homesick by Roger Brand. Cover photo by Henry Roth. Back cover art by Ed Paschke. 36 pgs. 1968. $1.00 cover price. Cover price $1.00.

Young Love (1963-1977 DC) 70 FN 6.0

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Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by Jack Miller & Dick Giordano and unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, Win Mortimer?, Jay Scott Pike? and unknown. Jonathan St. Claire learns of his business manager's interest in Lisa and fires him. Lisa doesn't know whether she really cared for Blake or whether she was just trying to get her father's attention. Later, Lisa meets an artist who is literally starving and decides to help him in "The Life and Loves of Lisa St. Claire! [Chapter Two]" Plus: Debbie spends her whole first date with Peter waiting for him to kiss her in "My First Date, My First Kiss!" Also: Teacher Mr. Forrest falls for Celia, one of his students, but keeps his distance. Four years later, Celia returns to claim him in the reprint story "Return to My Heart!" And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns 2-pager! Plus: 1-page As Jane Ford Sees It advice column! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.