Auctions: comic books December 1969

Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 4 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Neal Adams. "There Is Laughter in Hell This Day!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Bill Draut; While out in the tropics, Dr Thirteen and Marie witness a ceremony where a man is sacrificing himself to Tala, a death god that the indigenous people worship; When Dr. 13 tries to debunk their beliefs as superstition, he unleashes Tala upon the world; Tala follows them back to the United States, riding their plane, where she engages in battle with the Phantom Stranger. "Out of This World," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Werner Roth and Neal Adams, inks by Murphy Anderson and Bill Draut; A man picks up a hitchhiker and has a wonderful evening with her before dropping her off at her home; When he returns the next night he is informed she died a year ago. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 11 FN+ 6.5

"O, Bitter Victory!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. When a madman puts the Silver Surfer's true love's life in jeopardy, Norrin Radd does the only thing he can...send her back to Zen-La where she'll be safe, and perhaps lost to him forever. Cover price $0.15.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 11 GD- 1.8

Water damage.

"O, Bitter Victory!" Part 2 of 2. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. When a madman puts the Silver Surfer's true love's life in jeopardy, Norrin Radd does the only thing he can...send her back to Zen-La where she'll be safe, and perhaps lost to him forever. Cover price $0.15.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 20 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4726687008

Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Johnny Craig. "In the Darkness Dwells Doom!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Johnny Craig; Sub-Mariner is pursued by New York policemen and takes refuge in the Latverian Embassy, where Dr. Doom tries to take him prisoner. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 63 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

1st printing. Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer. War in the World Below!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer; The X-Men and Ka-Zar battle Magneto and his manufactured mutants in the Savage Land. 36 pgs. $0.15. NOTE: 1994 JC Penney reprint exists. Can be identified by having a Stridex ad on the back cover. Cover price $0.15.