Auctions: comic books March 1977

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 166 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4643402010

"War of the Reptile-Men!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia. It's a classic three-way Christmas confrontation! The Lizard vs. Spider-Man vs. Stegron! The key to victory for the web-slinger is to get the Lethal Lizard (aka Dr. Connors) to fight with him...instead of against him! But the Lizard usually just wants to kill Spidey! In snowy Central Park, the three combatants and a pack of dinosaurs come together for a Jurassic-style rumble! Is a Christmas miracle in the offing for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man? An uplifting issue! Cameo appearances by Martha Connors, Billy Connors, J. Jonah Jameson, Dr. Marla Madison, Harry Osborn, Liz Allan, Flash Thompson, and Mary Jane Watson. (Notes: Stegron returns many years later in the Lethal Foes of Spider-Man (1993) Limited Series. The Lizard appears next in Spectacular Spider-Man 33 & 34.) 36 pgs. Cover price $0.30.

Captain Britain (UK 1976-1977 Marvel 1st Series) 23 FN+ 6.5

Captain Britian and Captain America team up. Magazine size weekly British edition comic published weekly by Marvel Comics International. 32 pages. Cover and 13 interior pages in full color, rest black and white.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 2 FN 6.0

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Demon of the Maze, script by Roy Thomas and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; Red Sonja comes to the port city of Venzia in the kingdom of Argos; After witnessing two sailing vessels crashing into one another, she rescues a young woman from a couple of street brigands; Moments later, a mute thug clobbers Sonja across the back of the head and brings her to the dungeon of a mage known as the Hidden One; When Sonja awakens, she finds herself trapped in a strange maze of mirrors and illusions. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Champ." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 54 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4481686005

The birth of the son of Dracula and Domini in "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Blade guest appearance. Colan/Palmer cover. Cover price $0.30.