Auctions: comic books January 1973

Cat (1972 Marvel) 2 FN+ 6.5

The Owl and the Pussycat!! - Written by Linda Fite. Art by Marie Severin and Jim Mooney. Cover by John Romita, Sr. The Cat takes on The Owl! Characters in this issue: The Cat [Greer Grant Nelson]; The Owl; Broussard [also as Arthur Tumolo] (introduction); Dr. Joanne Tumolo; Mal Donalbain (flashback); Bill Nelson (flashback); The Cat [Shirlee Bryant] (flashback); Zabo (flashback); Ben Richards. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Chamber of Chills (1972 Marvel) 2 FN 6.0

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. All new stories: The Monster from the Mound!, script by Gardner Fox (adaptation), art by Frank Brunner; A greedy rancher scoffs at the legend of the local Indian burying ground and digs it up, looking for buried treasure, but releases a vampire; adapting the story "The Horror From the Mound" by Robert E. Howard. Thirst, script by Steve Gerber and Dan Adkins (plot), pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Dan Adkins; A vampire awakens from a sleeping tube on a space ship and kills everyone aboard. Spell of the Dragon, script by John Jakes and Dan Adkins (plot), pencils by Dan Adkins (layouts) and Val Mayerik, inks by Joe Sinnott; The swordsman Brak is sent by a witch to kill a dragon, but she doesn't tell him that he will be compelled to kill the next person he sees after he performs the deed. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) Annual 1 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #7009091-AB-001

All reprints: "Lair of the Beastmen" from Conan # 2 and "The Tower of the Elephant" from Conan # 4 (scripts by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema). Half-page Hyborian Age map by Windsor-Smith. Half-page essay noting the awards the Conan comic had won in just the first two years of its existence. New Windsor-Smith cover. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.35.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) Annual 1 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4151110003

All reprints: "Lair of the Beastmen" from Conan # 2 and "The Tower of the Elephant" from Conan # 4 (scripts by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema). Half-page Hyborian Age map by Windsor-Smith. Half-page essay noting the awards the Conan comic had won in just the first two years of its existence. New Windsor-Smith cover. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.35.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 54 FN 6.0

Sub-Mariner and Iron Man do battle. 1st appearance of Moondragon as Madame MacEvil. "Sub-Mariner: Target for Death!" Story by Mike Friedrich and Bill Everett. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. It's a cataclysmic confrontation between Iron Man and the Sub-Mariner off the coast of Seattle! One of the heroes is being forced to fight against his will, but which one? And once the battle moves underwater, does Shell-Head have a chance to defeat Namor? First appearance of Moondragon as Madame MacEvil. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics editor Joey Cavalieri.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 6 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Right Side Edge has gapping, inner well and side edge are unaffected.

Label #0938647012

Cover art by Mike Ploog and Frank Giacoia (alterations). The Shambler from the Sea, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Frank Brunner, inks by Sal Buscema; Strange kills Sligguth, which wakens Shambler from the Sea, N'Gabthoth; Clea and Wong are overcome by Starksboro cult; Strange frees them from sacrifice to N'Gabthoth, and discovers map of Stonehenge. Featuring concepts created by Robert E. Howard. Comics ad for the NBC Saturday morning kid shows: Kids [Adam; Evy]; the Barkleys; the Houndcats; the Jetsons; the Pink Panther; the Roman Holidays; and Underdog. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 6 FN 6.0

"As Those Who Will Not See!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Thing. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane, Mike Esposito, and Frank Giacoia. The web-slinger is cleaning up the Baxter Building following last issue's battle, when Ben Grimm and his girlfriend return home. The Thing immediately sees the Puppet Master and wants to talk to him! Phillip Masters says he might be able to restore Alicia's eyesight at his old Pennsylvania laboratory. So Ben, Alicia, Spider-Man, and the Puppet Master fly to the Keystone State in the fantasti-car. But Alicia's step-father has a very thoughtful accomplice hiding in his old lab! Can the wall-crawler and the idol of millions avoid disaster vs. the Mad Thinker and Puppet Master? Origin of the Puppet Master. (Notes: This story explains how Phillip Masters came to be Alicia's stepfather. The Puppet Master returns in Marvel Two-in-One #9. The Mad Thinker appears next in Iron Man #74. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition #13.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.