Auctions: comic books January 1972

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 95 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4685376002

"Something Inhuman This Way Comes..!" Part 7 of 9. Guest-starring Black Bolt and Triton. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Neal Adams. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by John Buscema and Tom Palmer. With a direct blast from his power pods, the golden avenger knocks out the Mandroids! And now the Avengers are free to go after the Skrulls in outer space! But hold on...Triton of the Inhumans suddenly appears and begs Earth's Mightiest Heroes for help! The Kree have installed Maximus as the new ruler of the Great Refuge! And exiled Black Bolt to San Francisco of all places! Once Cap and Goliath recover Black Bolt from the Bay Area, the Mighty Avengers assemble in the Hidden Land to overthrow Maximus the Mad! Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes liberate the Great Refuge and check the Kree's earthward advance? A tremendous issue! Cameo appearances by Nick Fury, Captain Marvel, Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch, and Supreme Intelligence. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Goliath, Iron Man, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: This issue's brilliant artwork begins with the classic splash page depicting Triton coming out of the water... and ends with Captain America looking up to the heavens and shaking his fist at the Kree and the Skrulls. Elements of the plot from Amazing Adventures (2nd series) 10 continue in this issue. Additional details of Black Bolt's origin are revealed during the story. There is some question as to whether Neal Adams contributed pencils to the cover.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 13 FN/VF 7.0

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Web of the Spider-God, plot by John Jakes, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: desert east of Ophir & city of Yezud; Conan is delirous in desert, Thanix saves his life; Conan fights Omm (giant spider), Tork destroys Yezud and leaves for Shadizar with Lea. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Forever People (1971 1st Series) 6 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736272011

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. The Omega Effect!!, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; Darkseid uses his Omega Beams on the Forever People, apparently killing all but Serifan. Raid from Apokolips featuring The Young Gods of Supertown, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Serifan and Big Bear stop Captain Ogur from shooting Supertown out of the sky. Letters to the editors from comics writers Bob Rozakis and Mike W. Barr. Adventure Comics #75 ad with Sandman, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Villain from Valhalla! starring Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Forever People (1971 1st Series) 6 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736272010

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. The Omega Effect!!, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; Darkseid uses his Omega Beams on the Forever People, apparently killing all but Serifan. Raid from Apokolips featuring The Young Gods of Supertown, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Serifan and Big Bear stop Captain Ogur from shooting Supertown out of the sky. Letters to the editors from comics writers Bob Rozakis and Mike W. Barr. Adventure Comics #75 ad with Sandman, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Villain from Valhalla! starring Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 87 CGC 8.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4685373010

Giant-size issue. Cover by Neal Adams. First appearance of John Stewart in Beware My Power, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; When Guy Gardner is injured, the Guardians of the Universe instruct Hal Jordan to train another back-up, but John Stewart has different ideas about how to be a Lantern; When an attempt is seemingly made on the life of racist politician Jeremiah Clutcher, John Stewart figures out that the attack was faked and part of a cynical plot to get Clutcher elected president. What Can One Man Do?, script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; After Green Arrow witnesses the death of a young boy in a riot, he decides that he might be able to do more for his city as its mayor. Reprint back-up story: Earth's First Green Lantern!, (from Green Lantern 16), script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Hal Jordan explains to Pieface why Abin Sur came to Earth in a spaceship when all Green Lanterns can travel thru space unaided. The Flash ad. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.