Auctions: comic books April 1973

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 133 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4568450009

"Thundra at Dawn!" Guest-starring Thundra. Plot by Roy Thomas. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ramona Fradon. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. It's New Year's Eve in Times Square! Everyone is in a celebratory mood, except the Fantastic Four. Affairs of the heart are plaguing both Reed and Johnny, while Ben and his girlfriend Alicia are doing great! However, the Thing's fortunes change in a New York minute, when Thundra dramatically reappears at the stroke of midnight, challenges Ben to a fight, and kidnaps Alicia! What a set of revoltin' developments! The colossal confrontation between the two mighty warriors begins at Shea Stadium and ends at the Unisphere (from the 1964 World's Fair)! Can the blue-eyed idol of millions find the inner strength to bring down (the) Thundra? Cameo appearances by Captain America, the Hulk, Iron Man, Power Man, Spider-Man, Thor, Sandman, Trapster, and Wizard. (Notes: This is one of the very few issues that Ramona Fradon drew for Marvel. Gerry Conway begins his 20-issue scripting run on the Fantastic Four series. Thundra appears next in Giant-Size Super-Stars 1.) 36 pages Cover price $0.20.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 133 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4265848013

"Thundra at Dawn!" Guest-starring Thundra. Plot by Roy Thomas. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ramona Fradon. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. It's New Year's Eve in Times Square! Everyone is in a celebratory mood, except the Fantastic Four. Affairs of the heart are plaguing both Reed and Johnny, while Ben and his girlfriend Alicia are doing great! However, the Thing's fortunes change in a New York minute, when Thundra dramatically reappears at the stroke of midnight, challenges Ben to a fight, and kidnaps Alicia! What a set of revoltin' developments! The colossal confrontation between the two mighty warriors begins at Shea Stadium and ends at the Unisphere (from the 1964 World's Fair)! Can the blue-eyed idol of millions find the inner strength to bring down (the) Thundra? Cameo appearances by Captain America, the Hulk, Iron Man, Power Man, Spider-Man, Thor, Sandman, Trapster, and Wizard. (Notes: This is one of the very few issues that Ramona Fradon drew for Marvel. Gerry Conway begins his 20-issue scripting run on the Fantastic Four series. Thundra appears next in Giant-Size Super-Stars 1.) 36 pages Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Spotlight (1971 1st Series) 9 FN- 5.5

Cover art by Mike Ploog. The Snakes Crawl At Night, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Chic Stone; everyone believes Johnny Blaze is dead when he falls down Copperhead Canyon; Sam Silvercloud kidnaps Roxanne. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 8 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4727468012

"The Man-Killer Moves at Midnight!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Cat. Script by Gerry Conway. Art by Jim Mooney. Cover by Jim Mooney. The Cat (aka Greer Nelson) comes to New York City to recruit the web-slinger -- for a fight against Man-Killer! Apparently, the Man-Killer murdered a politician in Chicago, and now she's in the Big Apple to do likewise. But Spider-Man and the future Tigra have a plan to stick it to the Man-Killer! First appearance of Man-Killer. (Notes: The Cat appears in this story between issues #3 and #4 of the Cat (1972) title. The Cat becomes Tigra in Giant-Size Creatures (1974) #1.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Our Love Story (1969) 22 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4727467010

Cover art by John Romita. How? How Can He Love Me?, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia. How Do You Find a Boy of Your Own?, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Sal Buscema. Only Myself to Blame!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Sal Buscema. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 24 VG/FN 5.0

Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Apocalypse," script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; Phantom Stranger, Cassandra Craft, and Tannarak investigate the Paris hideout of the Dark Circle; After some work they locate their headquarters where they learn that they are lead by Tala who hopes to bring forth the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and bring about chaos, death and destruction; During the battle, Tannarak attacks Tala directly, knocking both into a fissure in the cavern which swallows them up. "The Spawn of Frankenstein" Part 2, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Michael Kaluta; Following the funeral of Victor Adams, Dr. Thirteen vows to track down and destroy the Spawn of Frankenstein; The monster itself however, after dressing itself with a cape and hat, goes to the cemetery where Victor's body will be buried, the Monster attacks everyone in his path to collecting what he wants: Victor Adam's body. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Barr. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.