Auctions: comic books March 1972

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 416 FN 6.0

Water spotting.

96-page giant. Wraparound cover art by Bob Oksner. The Untold Story of Argo City starring Supergirl, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney. Supergirl's Rival Parents, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney. The Black Canary starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Wonder Woman #28 cover reprint by H. G. Peter. Villainy, Incorporated starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter. Trap of Crimson Flame starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter. In the Hands of the Merciless! starring Wonder Woman and Cheetah, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter. Mystery of the Black Cat starring Phantom Lady, art by Frank Borth. The Duel of the Gimmicks starring Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks, script by Otto Binder, art by Winslow Mortimer. The Black Magic of Supergirl!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney. Key To DC's Fighting Super-Females!; Listing of all super females on the cover. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 106 VG 4.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch.

"Squash! Goes the Spider!" Part 2 of 3. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia. After a tough battle vs. the spider slayer, the wall-crawler heads toward home and changes clothes on a nearby rooftop. But once he removes his mask, he notices a spy camera watching him! Did the camera catch Peter Parker's face? The web-slinger can't take a chance, so he makes a nifty synthetic mask to trick Professor Smythe! In the meantime, the professor prepares to take another run at Spider-Man with an even bigger spiderslayer! Is the second time going to be the charm? Cameo appearances by Dr. Curt Connors, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Harry Osborn, Mary Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy, and Flash Thompson. (Notes: Marvel Team-Up (1st series) #1 is also published this month. It becomes Spider-Man's second monthly title. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #85.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 183 FN/VF 7.0

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Karkan the Mighty--Lord of the Jungle!, script by Leo Dorfman [as David George], pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson; What if Kal-El's rocket from Krypton landed in the jungle and he was raised by apes? War of the Wraith-Mates!--A New Tale of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Cary Bates, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta; Four Legionnaires are inhabited by squabbling entities. Gravity Girl of Smallville!, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lana's father brings back an anti-gravity belt he found on an expedition, and Lana embarks on a super-heroic career. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. Statement of ownership--average print run 656,250; average paid circulation 353,642. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.