Auctions: comic books December 1969

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 48 VG 4.0

Cover art by Nick Cardy. A Kingdom to Re-Build!, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo; Aquaman helps Aqualad in his battle against Bugala. Test Your "Golden Age" I.Q. quiz by E. Nelson Bridwell. House ad for Justice League of America #76, art by Murphy Anderson. How Aquaman Got His Powers!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman stops the U.S. Navy from testing atomic depth charges and recounts his origin to Commander Haskel. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Book of Raziel (1969 Print Mint) 1 VG/FN 5.0

Story, Art, and Cover by John Thompson. The story of the Angel Raziel, the angel of mysteries, who authored the original "Book of Raziel", inscribed on a sapphire, in a language so ancient and old not even the greatest scholars could decipher it, and reputed to hold the keys to the mysteries of the universe! 28 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Chamber of Darkness (1969 Marvel) 2 FN+ 6.5

Cover art by John Romita. Forewarned Is Four-Armed!, script by Neal Adams and Roy Thomas, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Herb Trimpe and Tom Sutton; Freddy Garricks sees a ghastly face in the mirror while trying to shave. The Day of the Red Death!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck; When a bio-engineered weapon is let loose, the only survivors are a small band of evil men in a concrete bunker; Takeoff on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death." 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 20 VG 4.0

3/4" tear from bottom.

"Who Serves Lucifer?" Story by Archie Goodwin. Art by George Tuska and Joe Gaudioso. At the Stark Industries Long Island plant, a disenchanted security guard, Charlie Gray, is recruited by Lucifer to help the evil villain escape from his exile in a far off dimension. Lucifer transforms Charlie into a powerful being and sends him to lure Tony Stark into Lucifer's temporary lair on Earth. Lucifer seems to have a good plan...until Shell-head gets involved! (Note: Mike Esposito inked under the pseudonym Joe Gaudioso.) 32 pages Cover price $0.15.

Web of Horror (1969 Major Magazines) 1 VG+ 4.5

Signed by artists Jeff Jones and Bernie Wrightson (interior), does not include certificate of authenticity.

Issue #1. December 1969. Features: "Growth" written by Nicola Cuti and illustrated by Wayne Howard; "Blood Thirst" written by Terry Bisson and illustrated by Syd Shores; "The Game That Plays You!" written by Dick Kenson and illustrated by Berni Wrightson; "Dead Letter" written by Terry Bisson? and illustrated by Donald Norman; "The Skin Eaters" written by Terry Bisson and illustrated by Ralph Reese; and "Island of the Walking Dead" written by Carl Dimond and illustrated by Donald Norman. 8" x 10.75". 48 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.