Auctions: comic books October 1971

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 101 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4728555006

First appearance of Morbius the Living Vampire in "A Monster Called Morbius!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. The first 100 issues of the Amazing Spider-Man title are in the books! And the next chapter in the web-slinger's anthology kicks off with the debut of Marvel's first bronze age vampire: Morbius! However, at the moment Peter Parker has a much bigger problem on his (six) hands. After drinking the special potion he developed, Aunt May's nephew grew four additional arms! Oh, my goodness! Peter is desperate to find a way to remove the arms, so he calls Dr. Curt Connors for help. Dr. Connors has a summer house and laboratory in Southampton on Long Island...and he gives Spider-Man permission to stay there and work on a cure. Meanwhile, a strange, pale, and bloodthirsty man is the sole survivor of a shipwreck near Southampton. And he's looking for a quiet place to rest. Oh no. Is the six-armed Spider-Man on a collision course with a living vampire? Oh yes! Cameo appearances by Gwen Stacy, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and the Lizard. Last 15¢ cover price. (Notes: This is the first issue of the Amazing Spider-Man series not written by Stan Lee. There exists a second printing of this issue published in 1992 with a silver background cover. Marvel also published a facsimile edition of Amazing Spider-Man 101 in 2021.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 101 VG+ 4.5

First appearance of Morbius the Living Vampire in "A Monster Called Morbius!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. The first 100 issues of the Amazing Spider-Man title are in the books! And the next chapter in the web-slinger's anthology kicks off with the debut of Marvel's first bronze age vampire: Morbius! However, at the moment Peter Parker has a much bigger problem on his (six) hands. After drinking the special potion he developed, Aunt May's nephew grew four additional arms! Oh, my goodness! Peter is desperate to find a way to remove the arms, so he calls Dr. Curt Connors for help. Dr. Connors has a summer house and laboratory in Southampton on Long Island...and he gives Spider-Man permission to stay there and work on a cure. Meanwhile, a strange, pale, and bloodthirsty man is the sole survivor of a shipwreck near Southampton. And he's looking for a quiet place to rest. Oh no. Is the six-armed Spider-Man on a collision course with a living vampire? Oh yes! Cameo appearances by Gwen Stacy, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and the Lizard. Last 15¢ cover price. (Notes: This is the first issue of the Amazing Spider-Man series not written by Stan Lee. There exists a second printing of this issue published in 1992 with a silver background cover. Marvel also published a facsimile edition of Amazing Spider-Man 101 in 2021.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4468242014

Cover art by Nick Cardy. We Challenge You to Read On!, art by Tony DeZuniga; Introduction to the concept of ghosts featuring Abraham Lincoln, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Mark Twain. Death's Bridegroom!, script by Leo Dorfman [as Geoff Brown], art by Jim Aparo; She had waited years for her betrothed, only to have a con man stage a weirdo wedding--until she pulled the last trick on him! Ghost in the Iron Coffin, script by Leo Dorfman [as David George], art by Sam Glanzman. The Tattooed Terror!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry. The Last Dream!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry. The Spectral Coachman!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Tony DeZuniga; Tombstone, Arizona, draws its name from the town graveyard where the greatest badmen of the west are buried. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Our Fighting Forces (1954) 133 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4207214003

Giant-size issue; John Severin inks, plus Mort Drucker and Joe Kubert reprints. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.