Auctions: comic books February 1970

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 81 FN 6.0

First appearance of the Kangaroo in "The Coming of the Kangaroo!" Plot by John Romita. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita. The wondrous wall-crawler rushes to Penn Station to meet Aunt May -- who is returning to New York after her vacation in Florida. Following a quick change of clothes, Peter greets his aunt on the platform...and then observes a disturbance nearby! A large man from Australia leaps away from two federal marshals...and escapes into thestreets! Peter can't pursue him right now, but he will tangle with the Kangaroo very soon! The super-villain from down under is looking for money, but he accidentally steals a vial of deadly bacteria instead. So when the web-slinger catches the Kangaroo, he must be very careful with hisAustralian adversary! Good luck mate! Origin of the Kangaroo. Cameo appearance by J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: The Kangaroo returns in Amazing Spider-Man 126. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #62.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 81 VG- 3.5

First appearance of the Kangaroo in "The Coming of the Kangaroo!" Plot by John Romita. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita. The wondrous wall-crawler rushes to Penn Station to meet Aunt May -- who is returning to New York after her vacation in Florida. Following a quick change of clothes, Peter greets his aunt on the platform...and then observes a disturbance nearby! A large man from Australia leaps away from two federal marshals...and escapes into thestreets! Peter can't pursue him right now, but he will tangle with the Kangaroo very soon! The super-villain from down under is looking for money, but he accidentally steals a vial of deadly bacteria instead. So when the web-slinger catches the Kangaroo, he must be very careful with hisAustralian adversary! Good luck mate! Origin of the Kangaroo. Cameo appearance by J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: The Kangaroo returns in Amazing Spider-Man 126. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #62.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Chamber of Darkness (1969 Marvel) 3 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4661885002

Cover pencils by John Buscema. The Warlock Tree!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith], inks by Syd Shores; Dave scoffs at the legend of a tree cursed by a dying warlock until the curse nearly kills his girlfriend. The Tell Tale Heart, script by Edgar Allan Poe (original story) and Denny O'Neil (adaptation), art by Tom Palmer; A man kills his miserly uncle but does not get away with the crime; Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Telltale Heart." Something Lurks on Shadow Mountain!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten; After George Ashton is tricked by a mysterious woman into opening a box, he learns that she is really Pandora and he must figure out how to undo the damage he has caused. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 95 VG+ 4.5

"Tomorrow, World War Three!" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott. A special United Nations delegation visits New York City to promote world peace! And during the foreign group's visit, the Fantastic Four will serve as their designated bodyguards! This should be a simple assignment for Reed, Sue, and Ben given their recent encounters against the Mole Man, Frightful Four, and Skrulls; but a lesson in international espionage is coming their way! A mysterious man called the Monocle stirs up trouble for the FF and puts the world on the verge of global anarchy! Meanwhile inside the Baxter Building trouble is also brewing! However it doesn't involve international affairs…but affairs of the heart. Medusa has come to collect her little sister and return to the Hidden Land. Will Johnny let Crystal go without a fight? First appearance of the Monocle. (Notes: The Monocle returns years later in Fantastic Four 204. This issue includes a full-page ad for Iron Man 22 and Thor 172.) 36 pages Cover price $0.15.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 22 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4647833018

"From This Conflict...Death!" Story by Archie Goodwin. Art by George Tuska and Joe Gaudioso. It's an epic clash of the titans as the golden avenger finds himself in a desperate three-way battle against the Crimson Dynamo and the Titanium Man! Unfortunately, Janice Cord is caught in the crossfire of the fight at the Cord Manufacturing Plant. Can the Invincible Iron Man defeat his two armored adversaries and save Janice? Or will his victory be a pyrrhic one? (Notes: The tragic events of this issue will pit Iron Man against the Crimson Dynamo for years to come. Their next confrontation takes place in Avengers 130.) 32 pages Cover price $0.15.

Web of Horror (1969 Major Magazines) 2 VG/FN 5.0

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Berni Wrightson and Michael Kaluta art Cover price $0.35.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 186 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "Morgana the Witch!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; Diana introduces I-Ching to all her new friends; The next day, she receives a substantial reward from Mr. Smithson, the victim of Top Hats jewel robbery, and uses it to rebuild her boutique in great style; Cathy Perkins has three friends in trouble, though, and brings them to Diana to seek help; One of those friends, a boy named Henry, has been turned into a frog; Henry and the girls explain that he performed a magic spell from an old book and liberated a sorceress named Morgana into their realm. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.