Auctions: comic books August 1975

Dead of Night (1973) 11 FN- 5.5

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bernie Wrightson. Enter: The Scarecrow, script by Scott Edelman, art by Rico Rival; A scarecrow with supernatural powers apparently emerges from a painting to battle an evil cult. House ad for Marvel Treasury Edition #5, pencils by John Romita. Ad for the GI Joe Adventure Team toys from Hasbro. Hostess Twinkies ad with Captain Marvel, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Scott Edelman discusses the genesis of the Scarecrow character, pencils by John Romita. 32 pgs.$0.25. Cover price $0.25.

First Issue Special (1975) 5 VF 8.0

"Manhunter" The cultish "Shan" enlist public defender Mark Shaw to become the new Manhunter. Includes one-page text piece by Jack Kirby. Script, pencils, and cover by Kirby. Inks by D. Bruce Berry. Cover price $0.25.

Giant Size Man-Thing (1974) 5 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #0289129023

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins. "Fear Times Three!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dan Adkins; Theodore Sallis and Ellen visit a fortune teller at a fair and are told stories of the Man-Thing. "There's a Party in 6G!", script by Steve Gerber, art by Tom Sutton; Man-Thing goes up against satanists. "The Sins of the Fathers...", script by Len Wein, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Springer; Two kids secretly meet out in the swamp because their fathers hate each other. "Lifeline!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Tom Sutton; A mad multimillionaire sends his well-trained commandos to take revenge on Man-Thing. Editorial explaining this is the final issue to be replaced by Giant-Size Guardians of the Galaxy, a title that instead became a regular sized comic when the Giant-Size line was phased out. "Hellcow!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Frank Brunner, inks by Tom Palmer; Howard the Duck battles for his life against a vampire cow. "A Sight for Sore Eyes" (reprinted from Marvel Tales #109), pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Abe Simon; A nearsighted burglar tries to find a cure for his eyes. Letter from Fred G. Hembeck. Marvel Value Stamp #79 (Kang). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 7 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4218798018

Conan stars in "The Citadel at the End of Time" Written by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Alfredo Alcala; "The Hyborian Age Chapter 1: The Pre-Cataclysmic Age" Written by Thomas. Art by Walt Simonson. King Kull cameo. Adapted from the essay by Robert E. Howard; "Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die." Poem by Howard. Art by Barry Windsor-Smith; "The Gods Of The Hyborian Age Part 2: Crom and Mitra: Gods to Swear By" Article by Robert L. Yaple with illustrations by Mike Vosburg and Buscema/Alcala. Details about the gods of Conan's world; "Chronicles Of The Sword Part 4: The King is Dead" Article by Lin Carter with a full-page illustration by Gray Morrow. An informal history of sword and sorcery fiction. Vicente Alcazar frontispiece. Boris Vallejo cover. Cover price $1.00.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 181 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #21-3AABD5F-009

Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Alan Weiss. "1000 Clowns!", script and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Al Milgrom; Warlock finds himself in a strange place and considers, that this is just an illusion but decides, that he is in a Reality unlike any he has ever seen before, the Head Clown states, that Warlock has always been in this Reality, he has just never seen it in quite this manner before and calls it the "Land of the Way it was"; A Technician states that something is wrong with visual and audio programming; The Clowns are trying to reprogram Warlock and Beautiful Jan paints a Clown's Mask on Warlock's Face because all the dark aspects have to go; Gamora and Pip the Troll are on their way to rescue Warlock and interrogate one of the Black Knights, and he is scared to death by Gamora; Len takes Warlock to a Renegade Clown who is being punished. Hulk comic book ad. The story continues in Warlock 9. Captain Marvel stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Big Bang!" 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Werewolf by Night (1972 1st Series) 32 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4698989020

"The stalker called Moon Knight!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Don Perlin. Cover by Gil Kane. Just as Jack Russell plunges into the horror of killing his best friend, the second night strikes and with it comes the stalker called MOON KNIGHT! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Moon Knight. Cover price $0.25.

Werewolf by Night (1972 1st Series) 32 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Label #3995532003

"The stalker called Moon Knight!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Don Perlin. Cover by Gil Kane. Just as Jack Russell plunges into the horror of killing his best friend, the second night strikes and with it comes the stalker called MOON KNIGHT! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Moon Knight. Cover price $0.25.