Auctions: comic books February 1973

Batman (1940) 247 VF+ 8.5

Batman must find a bomb before it ruins Gotham City's Christmas celebration. Christmas story. "Merry Christmas, and a Deadly New Year!" Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Chamber of Chills (1972 Marvel) 3 FN 6.0

Cover pencils by Alan Weiss, inks by Frank Giacoia. All new stories: The Thing on the Roof!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Frank Brunner; A search for a treasure in Central America unleashes a terrible creature that pursues the treasure-hunter to his doom; adapting the story by Robert E. Howard. All the Shapes of Fear!, script by George Alec Effinger, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Bill Everett; A motorcyclist accidentally runs over a child, in spite of an attempt by his future self to warn of the danger. The Girl Who Cast No Shadow, script by Gardner Fox, art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua); A journalist is lured to his death by a woman who seems to need his help, but who is actually enslaved to an ancient demon. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Combat Kelly (1972 Marvel) 5 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4598460013

"Escape from Devil's Island." This flashback tale finds Laurie Livingston being kidnapped by Nazis, who hope to coerce her father into revealing strategic plans. Livingston, along with Shigeta and Watson, are taken to an island prison. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 23 VF 8.0

Cover art by Gil Kane. First appearance of Red Sonja in The Shadow of the Vulture, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Wmith, inks by Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, and Chic Stone; setting: Pah-Dishah, Makkalet; Conan delivers message from Makkalet to Pah-Disha; Red Sonja saves Conan's life twice; Conan kills Mikhal Oglu (vulture) and sends his head to Yezdigerd; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard featuring a female warrior, Red Sonya. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

FOOM (1973 Marvel) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4228299003

Fantastic Four issue, including an article and checklist (issues 1-132). Editor Jim Steranko produced several new illustrations for this issue. Bios (with photos) of Stan Lee, John Buscema, Roy Thomas, Joe Sinnott, and Gerry Conway.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) National Diamond 160NDS FN+ 6.5

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani. Nightmare In Niagara Falls!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani; The Hulk tracks Betty and Talbot to Niagra Falls where they are celebrating their honeymoon; Tiger Shark, who is also hiding out at the Falls, attacks Hulk thinking he is working with the Sub-Mariner. The Tiger Shark story continues from Sub-Mariner 46. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 55 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4652009022

"Beware the Blood Brothers!" First appearance of Thanos. Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Jim Starlin and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jim Starlin and Joe Sinnott. One of the landmark Marvel issues of the Bronze Age. Drax the Destroyer is a prisoner of Thanos at the evil Titan's Earth-fortress. In an effort to escape, Drax telepathically reaches out to Tony Stark for assistance; but before Iron Man can come to the rescue, Shell-Head is ambushed by the Blood Brothers! Can Drax and the golden avenger defeat the Blood Brothers and Thanos? Also first appearances of Drax the Destroyer, Starfox (in a flashback), and Mentor. (Note: Iron Man 55 was reprinted as a Marvel Milestone Edition in 1992.) 36 pages Cover price $0.20.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 55 VG- 3.5

Cover coming detached at one staple.

"Beware the Blood Brothers!" First appearance of Thanos. Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Jim Starlin and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jim Starlin and Joe Sinnott. One of the landmark Marvel issues of the Bronze Age. Drax the Destroyer is a prisoner of Thanos at the evil Titan's Earth-fortress. In an effort to escape, Drax telepathically reaches out to Tony Stark for assistance; but before Iron Man can come to the rescue, Shell-Head is ambushed by the Blood Brothers! Can Drax and the golden avenger defeat the Blood Brothers and Thanos? Also first appearances of Drax the Destroyer, Starfox (in a flashback), and Mentor. (Note: Iron Man 55 was reprinted as a Marvel Milestone Edition in 1992.) 36 pages Cover price $0.20.

Journey into Mystery (1972 2nd series) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4651653003

Cover by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer. The Shambler from the Stars!, script by Ron Goulart (adaptation) and Robert Bloch (priginal story), art by Jim Starlin and Tom Palmer; A writer becomes obsessed with an ancient forbidden book of magic, and murders its owner to steal it; However, translation of the book releases a loathsome evil from beyond space and time. Revenge From the Rhine, script by Sam Kweskin, art by Sam Kweskin and Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua); A German pilot breaks the armistice to kill one more French flier and attain a high military honor, but the testimony of his own men prevents the honor. He murders those who testified against him, and years later all his victims return to kill him in return. Ad for Supernatural Thrillers #2, art by Jim Steranko. Genius, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; An intelligent man grows tired among life on Earth as mere humans are like children to him when he receives a telepathic message from what appears to be a beautiful woman on Saturn imploring him to build a rocket to journey to her. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Li'l Kids (1970) 10 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Cover detached at one staple and center wrap detached.

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Star Trek (1967 Gold Key) 18-15C CGC 7.5 15c Cover Price Variant

Paper: White

Label #4682765016

Comic book version of the original Star Trek TV series that starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. 10210-305. Last 15-cent cover price. Painted cover by George Wilson, with inset photos of William Shatner as Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. "The Hijacked Planet," script by Arnold Drake, art by Alberto Giolitti; bio-magnetic tape, the lifeblood of a dying planet, is hijacked, and its Spocks fault! 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.