Auctions: comic books October 1973

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 125 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4580014004

"Wolfhunt!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro. At the break of dawn, the second fight between the Man-Wolf and Spider-Man comes to an inconclusive end! As the lupine creature flees the sunlight and the wounded wall-crawler limps home. Later that afternoon J. Jonah Jameson pays a visit to his son fearing the worst. Sadly, John Jameson tells his father about the moonstone he found on his last lunar mission. And unfortunately, before Jonah can get him help...the sun sets, the moon rises, and the Man-Wolf lives again! Can the amazing one save Jonah, Kristine, and himself from the madness of John's savage alter ego? Or will they all be thrown to the (man) wolves? Origin of the Man-Wolf. Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn, Randy Robertson, and Joe Robertson. (Notes: The Man-Wolf appears next in Giant-Size Super-Heroes (1974) #1. The letters page includes an essay by the editorial staff explaining the rationale for Gwen Stacy's death. This issue begins Ross Andru's 5-year run as the penciler of the Amazing Spider-Man title. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 102.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Fear (1970 Marvel) 17 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4697724004

Cover art by Frank Brunner. "It Came Out of the Sky!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Sal Trapani; The Man-Thing stumbles across an alien ship that has crashed in the swamp; Inside is Wundarr, an alien from another planet which was doomed to explode. Wundarr's parents, wanting their son to survive sent him into space in a rocket, hoping their boy would find a new home; That home turned out to be Earth, but when Wundarr crash landed, he was not found for many years and grew to adulthood without any sort of education; Freed by the Man-Thing, the now infantile adult of Wundarr begins to explore this strange new world, and his super-human abilities; Wundarr's curiosity and inability to understand his own actions prompts the Man-Thing to believe he is being attacked, and the two end up in a battle which takes them into the town of Citrusville, where the two combat each other; Wundarr, making his first appearance, is a take-off on Superman; His next appearance is in Marvel Two-In-One #2. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Prez (1973) 2 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4644210007

"Invasion of the Chessmen." Joe Simon, the legendary creator of Captain America, imagines the first teen-aged president. Prez battles Boss Smiley, a corrupt, all-powerful political boss with the head of a smiley-face button. Must be seen to be believed. Art by Jerry Grandenetti. 36 pages. Cover price $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

Tales of the Zombie (1973) Magazine 2 FN- 5.5

Simon Garth dies but is brought back to life as a zombie and doomed to walk the earth as one of the living dead. In "Voodoo Island" and "Night of the Spider," Garth's daughter travels to an island hoping to solve the mystery of his disappearance and her father, as the zombie, follows. Script by Steve Gerber and art by Pablo Marcos. Issue also has "Voodoo Unto Others" (Script by Tony Isabella and art by Winslow Mortimer), "Acid Test" (Script by Stan Lee and art by George Tuska), an article about Brother Voodoo ("Marvel's most mysterious superhero"), "Twin Burial" (Script by Chuck Robinson and art by Ralph Reese), "From Out of the Grave" (Script by Stan Lee and art by Gene Colan), and an article about voodoo. All stories are in black and white. Cover price $0.75.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 13 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4697725021

"To Kill a Vampire!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. The slayers have finally tracked Dracula back to his layer, but can even this fierce team of vampire hunters destroy the most powerful vampire to ever stalk the earth? Plus, the origin of Blade! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 13 FN 6.0

"To Kill a Vampire!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. The slayers have finally tracked Dracula back to his layer, but can even this fierce team of vampire hunters destroy the most powerful vampire to ever stalk the earth? Plus, the origin of Blade! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 13 FN- 5.5

"To Kill a Vampire!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. The slayers have finally tracked Dracula back to his layer, but can even this fierce team of vampire hunters destroy the most powerful vampire to ever stalk the earth? Plus, the origin of Blade! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 84 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by George Roussos. Mekano Lives, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by George Roussos; the X-Men try to make money to go to Europe, where the Factor Three is; they battle Mekano and save the Central Library; reprinted from issue 36. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Vampire Tales (1973) 2 FN 6.0

1/4Th Spine split from bottom.

Morbius finds himself rescuing a young woman when she's nabbed by a mysterious coven in "The Blood Sacrifice of Amanda Saint" (Story by Don McGregor, art by Rich Buckler and Pablo Marcos). In 1600s Salem, Massachusetts a young woman tries to escape a bloodthirsty mob after she's wrongfully accused of being a witch in "Witch Hunt!" (Story credits: unknown, art by Mannie Banks). An article about Bela Lugosi's other vampire roles aside from Dracula by Doug Moench. An adventurer named Simon Majors enters another dimension that serves a powerful being in "Five Claws to Tryphon" (Story by Gardner Fox, art by Jesus Blasco and John Romita). Article by Chris Claremont. First appearance of Satana, the Devil's Daughter in "Satana" (Produced by Roy Thomas and John Romita). Lou and Marie Fowler search for a secret fortune in a creepy house once owned by Lou's late uncle, but they get more than they bargained for in "At the Stroke of Midnight" (Story and art by Jim Steranko). Hodiah Twist investigates the death of a man who's been killed by vampires in "The Praying Mantis Principle" (Story by Don McGregor, art by Rick Buckler). JAD painted cover. Black and white, 74 pages. 75 cent cover price. Cover price $0.75.

Vault of Evil (1973-1975 Marvel) 6 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4661885009

Cover by Gil Kane, John Romita, and Tony Mortellaro. Help Wanted!, art by Mort Larwence; A cheap department store owner's toy demonstrator quits after receiving a Christmas bonus of only one dime, and so the owner attempts to save money by shortening the help wanted ad to "Demon, Wanted. Don't Shrink Sam's Head!; A man wants to go to Jivaro country so he can acquire a shrunken head for his collection of horror memorabilia but is afraid of having his head shrunk, so he hires a scientist to treat his head so that it is unshrinkable. The Other Face, art by George Tuska; A plastic surgeon wants a man's wife so knocks him out and exchanges faces with him. They Dive By Night!, art by Al Luster; A native warns a pearl diver not to dive by night so as to have enough light to see where to avoid the man-eating clams, but he doesn't listen. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Werewolf by Night (1972 1st Series) 10 CBCS 6.5 Witnessed Sig Conway

Paper: Off white to white

Witnessed Signature: Gerry Conway on 12/24/2023.

Label #23-4332955-003

Cover art by Tom Sutton. The Sinister Secret Of Sarnak!, script by Gerry Conway, art by Tom Sutton; Jack Russell stops Sarnak, Master Of Sound, and his scheme. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

World's Finest Comics (1941) 219 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4669658001

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Prisoner of Rogues' Rock!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Frank Giacoia; Superman and Batman travel to South America to discover the secret of El Monstro and why he is distributing Nazi gold to poor peasents. Tick-Tock Boom Boom starring Metamorpho, script by Bob Haney, art by John Calnan; Someone is setting bombs in all of Stagg's properties. A letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.