Auctions: comic books June 1978

Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 271 GD 2.0

2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

Unintentional sexual innuendo on cover.

Stories by Joe Edwards and unknown. Art by Joe Edwards and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Just Like Us"; "Dream Theme" (1 page); "Psyche Saga"; "Rash Trash" (1 page); "A Quiet Evening at Home"; and "All Figured Out"! Plus: Li'l Jinx in the half-pager "It's Guaranteed" by Joe Edwards. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 172 FN/VF 7.0

The Korvac Saga: Part 5 of 10 - "Holocaust in New York Harbor!" Guest-starring Ms. Marvel. Script by Jim Shooter. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finishes). Cover by George Perez and Terry Austin. There's good news and bad news for the Avengers! First, the good: Ultron has been defeated! But the bad: teammates continue to disappear left and right, and Korvac remains unaccounted for! When the Avengers return to their mansion, the situation just gets worse! A furious Peter Gyrich revokes the team's national priority status! And Tyrak is tearing up the New York harbor! What a mess! Shell-head dispatches Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, the Vision, Scarlet Witch, and Wonder Man to stop Tyrak; while the other avengers work on the bizarre disappearances! It's 100% crisis management for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Cameo appearances by the Black Panther, Captain America, Crystal, Jocasta, Moondragon, Quicksilver, Two-Gun Kid, Ultron, and the Collector. (Notes: Tyrak previously appeared in Avengers 156. This issue briefly crosses over with Marvel Team-Up 69 and 70.) 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35.

Devil Dinosaur (1978) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #2122498004

Cover by Jack Kirby. Giant, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; Who is the mysterious figure that watches over Moon-Boy and Devil as they sleep?; After Moon-Boy does some investigating of his own, he discovers a new race of giants; Do these giants have benevolent or sinister intentions for the Valley of the Flame? 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 30 FN- 5.5

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Part 2 of 4 - "The Mage and the Monster!" Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Story by Roger McKenzie. Art by Don Perlin and Jim Mooney. Cover by Ernie Chan. The Dread Dormammu has turned the macabre power of the Ghost Rider against his hated foe, Doctor Strange! can the Master of the Mystic Arts find a way to save Blaze's soul, or will he be forced to destroy the Spirit of Vengeance?! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.35.

Godzilla (1977 Marvel) 11 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4660067011

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"Arena for Three!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Herb Trimpe and Fred Kida. It's a three-way clash of titans. On the floor of the Grand Canyon, Godzilla battles the giant bigfoot known as Yetigar and Red Ronin is caught in the middle.

NOTE: "Yetigar appears again years later in Avengers West Coast (1985-1994) #32." - Odinson, mycomishop.com Archivist

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Godzilla (1977 Marvel) 11 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4657315004

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"Arena for Three!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Herb Trimpe and Fred Kida. It's a three-way clash of titans. On the floor of the Grand Canyon, Godzilla battles the giant bigfoot known as Yetigar and Red Ronin is caught in the middle.

NOTE: "Yetigar appears again years later in Avengers West Coast (1985-1994) #32." - Odinson, mycomishop.com Archivist

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Godzilla (1977 Marvel) 11 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4657315003

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"Arena for Three!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Herb Trimpe and Fred Kida. It's a three-way clash of titans. On the floor of the Grand Canyon, Godzilla battles the giant bigfoot known as Yetigar and Red Ronin is caught in the middle.

NOTE: "Yetigar appears again years later in Avengers West Coast (1985-1994) #32." - Odinson, mycomishop.com Archivist

Cover price $0.35.

Scooby-Doo (1977 Marvel) 5 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white

Label #4708127019

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 272 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4604895014

Cover art by John Buscema. "The Day the Thunder Failed!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finished art), inks by Tom Palmer; Flying overhead, Thor sees a bully picking on a smaller child; After having run the bully off, Thor tells the children of the time he was bested in contests by Utgard; Utgard disguised himself as Skrymir, and led Thor and Loki into his castle Utgardhall in Jotunheim; There, he challenged the gods to a series of contests; Loki fought against Logi in an eating contest, and lost after Logi consumed not only the food but the plates, and table as well; Loki then is challenged to a footrace by Hugi, but loses before he even starts; Thor then accepts the challenge of emptying a drinking horn, but fails there, as the horn is just as full as when he started. Roy Thomas discusses the history of the Thor comic and his taking over of writing chores on the book. Hostess snack cakes ad with Hulk. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 111 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4703228006

"Mindgames!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The bouncing -blue-Beast takes time off from the Avengers to attend the Circus. What he finds shocks him to his very core...the main attractions are none other than the X-Men! How did Xavier's team of heroes wind up in this position and who is responsible. This all sets up a last page that will make your blood run cold. NOTE: 1st appearance of Mesmero. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35.