Auctions: comic books October 1969

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 57 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4714757002

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Syd Shores. In the Midst of Life...!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Syd Shores; With a little help from the Page's butler, DD defeats Death's-Head, only to find at the villain's death that he is Karen's father; At Paxton Page's funeral, DD reveals his secret identity to Karen. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 61 VG+ 4.5

Signed by Neal Adams. No autograph certification is included. 1/2" spine split from the top.

1st Printing. Cover pencils by Neal Adams. Monsters Also Weep!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer; The X-Men battle Sauron and his hypnotic powers but the villain gets away and the heroes do not make the connection between the flying dinosaur and Dr. Karl Lykos; Visiting Lykos, they find Alex restored to health and witness a reunion between Karl and his love, Tanya; Tanya's father arrives and forbids their love as the X-Men slink away from the uncomfortable domestic scene; Karl drains energy from Lorna and turns into Sauron once again; Once he changes back into Lykos, he confronts Tanya at their old mountain cabin and seemingly falls to his death as he runs away, afraid of trying to drain energy from the woman he loves. 36 pages, full color. NOTE: JC Penney reprint exits. It can be identified by having a X-Men on Video ad on back cover. Cover price $0.15.