Auctions: comic books September 1970

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) UK Edition 18UK VG 4.0

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Final issue of the series. The Surfer battles the Inhumans in "To Smash the Inhumans!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Herb Trimpe. The Surfer renounces his peaceful ways and decides to fight against mankind instead of for them! Unfortunately, the story ends on a cliffhanger as the series was canceled. (The next Surfer appearance might be Thor 193.) Marie Severin cover pencils?

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 29 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4055447015

Cover pencils by Sal Buscema. "Fear Is the Hunter!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito (as Joe Gaudioso); The Huntsman uses the Sirens' call to lure in Namor and sap his will; He then sets Namor after Hercules who the Huntsman has been ordered by Zeus to return to Olympus; Namor finds Hercules and attacks him; He comes to his senses when their battle threatens some villagers; The Huntsman then summons monsters from Greco-Roman mythology to defeat Hercules; Together Namor and Hercules defeat the monsters and the Huntsman; However, Zeus takes note of the battle and Namor's valor and brings his son back to Olympus to discuss Hercules' sojourn on Earth. Cont'd from Ka-Zar #1; Hercules appears next in Avengers #98. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Where Creatures Roam (1970) 2 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4705499012

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. All reprints: "I Spent Midnight With the Monster on Bald Mountain!", art by Steve Ditko; A sculptor build two statues, one representing good and the other, evil, when lightning strikes the evil one and begins it to life. "I Dared Defy the Floating Head!", art by Paul Reinman; A giant floating head appears over New York, claiming that it is the advance scout of an alien invasion, and ordering everyone to evacuate. "I Am the Man Without a Face!", art by Joe Sinnott; A bigot rounds up some thugs to don black hoods and drive some harmless gypsies out of town. "He Waits for Us in the Glacier!", art by Don Heck; A nuclear submarine finds an alien hibernating in a glacier. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.