Auctions: comic books September 1969

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 8 VG/FN 5.0

"Now Strikes the Ghost!" Part 1 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. Mephisto, the very embodiment of evil, sends a powerful emissary, The Flying Dutchman, to destroy his hated enemy, the Silver Surfer. Cover price $0.15.

Tales from the Tomb (1969 Eerie) Vol. 1 #7 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Left Side Edges have gapping, inner well and book are unaffected.

Label #3831338013

Painted cover by Bill Alexander. Legendary publisher Eerie presents gory tales of horror and the macabre, many "reanimated" from classic pre-Code horror comics with new art. A one-armed man encounters a Faulknerian tale of desire and deformity in a decaying Southern mansion. A man's plan to control an army of rats is discovered. A new husband's first wife rises from the grave after he breaks his promise not to remarry. Three Times Dead; Deadly Pickup; Fangs of Fear; Cry from the Coffin; Fatal Scalpel; The Corpse Came Home; They Couldn't Die!; Madness of Terror. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 60 VG/FN 5.0

Cover oxidation.

1st Printing. 1st appearance of Sauron. Cover pencils by Neal Adams. In the Shadow of...Sauron!, script bny Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer, colors by Neal Adams; The X-Men take an injured Havok to be treated by one of Xavier's old buddies, Dr. Karl Lykos; Lykos is an energy vampire and drains mutant life energy from Havok, turning himself into the evil Sauron; Angel takes off to investigate the flying dinosaur and is hypnotized by Sauron's powers. Letter from comics creator Don McGregor. 36 pages, full color. NOTE: JC Penney reprint exits. Can be identified by having X-Men on Video ad on back cover. Cover price $0.15.