Auctions: comic books May 1973

Amazing Adventures (1970 2nd Series) 18 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3942445001

Cover by John Romita Sr. First appearance of Killraven in "The War of the Worlds!", script by Roy Thomas (Plot), Neal Adams (Plot), and Gerry Conway (Script), pencils by Neal Adams (pp 1-11) and Howard Chaykin (pp 12-20), inks by Frank Chiaramonte; New York City, 2018 AD. Killraven fights his way through a subway tunnel against a gang led by Scrapper; He enters an empty Grand Central Station to find the Keeper, who unleashes a few mutants against him; Killraven blasts a hole in the Keeper's wall, thus emptying his weapon; While the Keeper shoots at him, he throws a sharp piece of machinery and impales his enemy; Astonishingly, the man thanks him and tells him a story about 1901, when Martians invaded Earth; Inspired by the H.G. Wells novel. Article by Roy Thomas describing the creative process that led to the book. 36 pgs, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 26 FN+ 6.5

Cap battles the Thing (of the Fantastic Four) in "Betrayal!" Script by Mike Friedrich, plot and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Dave Cockrum. Second appearance of Thanos (2 pages). 1st appearance of Death with Thanos. Super-Skrull appearance. Letter to the editor from writer Michael Uslan. Starlin cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

Girls' Love Stories (1949) 177 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white

Label #4727467012

Featuring: 7 page story "Last Love" written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Jay Scott Pike & Vince Colletta; 1 page From Barbara Miles, with Love letters page; 8 page story "Make Love to Me!" written by Jack Oleck and drawn by Art Saaf & Jack Abel; 8 page story "He's Mine!" drawn by Don Heck and Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 8 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4735136022

Cover pencils by Jim Starlin. The Doom That Bloomed on Kathulos, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Frank Giacoia and David Hunt; Strange battles demons at Stonehenge, and is transported to living planet Kathulos. Strange slays the plant/planet, and is marooned far from Earth. Featuring concepts created by Robert E. Howard. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 9 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4735165007

"The Tomorrow War!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Iron Man. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Bolle. Cover by John Romita and Joe Sinnott. An earthquake rocks Avengers Mansion! How is this possible? Iron Man is the first avenger on the scene...and shortly thereafter the web-slinger arrives too! The two heroes penetrate the force field surrounding the mansion -- and then tumble through a time portal. Incredibly, Shell-Head and Spider-Man emerge in the 23rd century -- where a full-scale war is occurring between Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man and Kang the Conqueror! And now Iron Man and the wall-crawler are caught in the middle of the conflict! Cameo appearances by Harry Osborn, Jarvis, Black Panther, Captain America, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: This story takes place before the web-slinger battles the Hulk in Amazing Spider-Man 119 & 120. The Tomorrow Man previously appeared in Journey Into Mystery (Thor) 102.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 9 FN/VF 7.0

"Where Angels Fear to Tread!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Doctor Doom. Special guest-appearance by the Fantastic Four and Medusa (of the Inhumans). Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. Luke Cages travels overseas to come face-to-face with the nefarious ruler of Latveria, Doctor Doom! Letter to the editor from Steve Fabian (artist Stephen Fabian?). Graham cover. Cover price $0.20.

Worlds Unknown (1973 Marvel) 1 FN- 5.5

Cover by John Romita. Stories by Gerry Conway, Gil Kane and unknown. Art by Ralph Reese, Gil Kane, Angelo Torres and Mike Esposito. Tales of lurking fear! Featuring: "The Day after the Day the Martians Came" by Gerry Conway and Ralph Reese (adapted from the story by Frederik Pohl); "He That Hath Wings" by Gil Kane and Mike Esposito (adapted from the Edmond Hamilton story that appeared in July 1938 in Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 32 #1); and "Nightmare at Noon" with art by Angelo Torres, reprinted from Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) #54. Plus: editorial by Roy Thomas about science fiction in comics and future adaptations. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.