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Black Panther (1977 Marvel 1st Series) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4747880006

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Verpoorten. Race Against Time, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; Black Panther, Abner Little and Princess Zanda survive the perils of King Solomon's tomb to find the second Brass Frog; With the two Frogs connected, the ancient time machine is complete and the Panther is able to send Hatch-22 back to his own time in the future. 32 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Black Panther (1977 Marvel 1st Series) 3 FN- 5.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Verpoorten. Race Against Time, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; Black Panther, Abner Little and Princess Zanda survive the perils of King Solomon's tomb to find the second Brass Frog; With the two Frogs connected, the ancient time machine is complete and the Panther is able to send Hatch-22 back to his own time in the future. 32 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) 47 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0989941002

Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Joe Sinnott. Night Moves!, script by David Anthony Kraft (plot), Roger Slifer (plot), and John Warner (script), pencils by Keith Giffen (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; Nighthawk tries to relax at the new headquarters; Hellcat accidentally starts a fight between Wonder Man and the Defenders when she returns to Avengers Mansion with Valkyrie; Moon Knight rescues Jack Norriss from S.H.I.E.L.D. Captain America stars in a one-page Hostess ad, The Sore Sir's Apprentices. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.30.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 211 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4756976017

Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Ernie Chan. "The Monster and the Mystic!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Ernie Chan (finished art), inks by Ernie Chan; Hulk is unconscious so Doctor Druid must face Mongu on his own!; The mystic dodges from the gladiator's hatchet but is knocked out by Maha Yogui's mental beam; Hulk and Druid are bonded to strong chains that release electric shocks if they move; Druid enters the Hulk's mind and triggers the transformation; Bruce Banner sleeps through the chains and unties the mystic; But when they try escaping from the cell, Mongu is waiting for them; The shaggy giant takes both to his master who wants a Hulk Vs Mongu battle on the palace's arena!; Banner is not willing to turn into his mightier persona so he's given an axe to face the cosmic gladiator; The physicist dodges Mongu's attacks; But eventually Hulk shows up; Green Skin proves stronger so Maha uses his Jewel of Jeopardy to feed power onto his goon. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 98 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4756976014

"Sunfire Strikes Again!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Sunfire. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin. Tony's heart is becoming dangerously weak, but there is no rest for the wicked. The fiery mutant known as Sunfire is running wild and Tony must don the armor of the Guardsman to try and stop him. But, does this armor and Tony's heart have enough power to make it through the fight? Plus, who is the mysterious puppet master pulling the strings behind the scenes? 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

Jonah Hex (1977 1st Series) 2 VG/FN 5.0

Mr. Turnbull has Jonah framed for murder in "The Lair of the Parrot!" Characters: Jonah Hex; El Papagayo (introduction and first appearance); Mr. Turnbull. Written by Michael Fleisher, with art and cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Cover price $0.30.