Auctions: comic books September 1978

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 184 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4201557017

"White Dragon! Red Death!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Ross Andru and Bob McLeod. A disappointed Peter Parker walks back to his apartment and discovers Betty Brant (Leeds) inside! Hold on, didn't Betty marry Ned Leeds several months ago (in Amazing Spider-Man 156)? Yes, but now she's interested in Mr. Parker again! However, before the web-slinger can tend to his affairs of the heart, he must tend to business in Chinatown! And as depicted on the dramatic cover, that business may be dangerous, fiery, lethal, or all of the above! First appearances of Phillip Chang and the White Dragon II. Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Dr. Marla Madison, and John Jameson. 36 pages Cover price $0.35.

DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4443268007

First 50c cover-priced issue. Race to the End of Time! - Written by Martin Pasko. Art and Cover by José Luis García-López and Dan Adkins. Continued from the previous issue. In the 25th century, Superman secretly helps Flash deal with Professor Zoom, before the two head off again across time after Iylar, who is trying to reach the past and end an alien civil war before it began. Flash wants to make sure Iylar makes it through time, so that the Zelkot do not destroy Earth. Superman wants to ensure the war begins so that the Volkir visit Earth in the past and seed life on it. After a number of stops across time, Superman and Flash catch up to Iylar, stop him from preventing the war, and neutralize the aliens' threat against the Earth in the present. Characters in this issue: Superman [Clark Kent]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Wildfire; Mon-El; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra]; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom; Eobard Thawne]; Iylar; a Zelkot; a Volkir. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 479 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4708676025

Cover pencils by Marshall Rogers, inks by Dick Giordano. "If a Man Be Made of Clay... !" script by Len Wein, pencils by Marshall Rogers, inks by Dick Giordano; Before Preston Payne can complete the mechanism which will restore his humanity, Batman confronts him and all of Clayface's efforts go up in fire and smoke. "True Heroes Never Die... !" script by Len Wein, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by John Celardo; Hawkman and Hawkwoman return from Thanagar only to find that in their absence, the Midway City Museum has been taken over by a man named Anton Lamont; Mavis Trent walks into the Hawks' former office to greet them just as Lamont is telling them how they've been fired. Onward and Upward publishorial by Jenette Kahn. 44 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Devil Dinosaur (1978) 6 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0351365011

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Eev!, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; Stone-Hand saves Eev of the Forest-Folk after she is attacked by Sky Demons; The rescue leads to Stone-Hands deep infatuation with Eev and he claims her as wife; Moon-Boy attempts to flee the space carrier of the Sky Demons. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Godzilla (1977 Marvel) 14 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4657315008

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The Mega-Monsters from Beyond. Part 3 of 3. "The Super-Beasts!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Herb Trimpe and Fred Kida. Red Ronin has been beheaded and falls in battle defeated. Now, Earth's only chance lies in the clawed hands of Godzilla. Can even the mighty leviathan stand alone against the three Mega-Monsters from Beyond after they've been zapped with a strength increasing ray? Well, they don't call Godzilla the King of the Monsters for nothing. Cover price $0.35.

Godzilla (1977 Marvel) 14 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4660067014

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The Mega-Monsters from Beyond. Part 3 of 3. "The Super-Beasts!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Herb Trimpe and Fred Kida. Red Ronin has been beheaded and falls in battle defeated. Now, Earth's only chance lies in the clawed hands of Godzilla. Can even the mighty leviathan stand alone against the three Mega-Monsters from Beyond after they've been zapped with a strength increasing ray? Well, they don't call Godzilla the King of the Monsters for nothing. Cover price $0.35.

Rampage Magazine (1978 UK Magazine) Monthly 3 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

United Kingdom.

Label #4691150007

An anthology magazine from Marvel UK, reprinting US superhero stories in a black-and-white format. This issue features The Monster and the Metal Master from The Rampaging Hulk magazine #3, continuing the Krylorian saga from #2. Written by Doug Moench, with art by Walt Simonson and Alfredo Alcala. Painted cover by Earl Norem, also reprinted from RH #3. 52 pages. Cover price 0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) 6 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4700890020

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Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Steve Leialoha. End of a Nightmare!!, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Rick Bryant; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew] vs. Werewolf By Night [Jack Russell]. 32 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 113 CGC 8.0 SS Claremont

Paper: White

Signed by Chris Claremont on 4/11/23

Label #4233888024

"Showdown!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Don't miss the most unbelievable mutant showdown as the X-Men battle the Master of Magnetism himself aboard Magneto's orbiting satellite - Asteroid M! Even if Xavier's team of heroes can somehow find a way to defeat their enemy, how will they survive the harsh cold void of space? Plus, more secrets revealed about Storm's past. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 113 CGC 4.5 SS Claremont

Paper: White

Signed by Chris Claremont on 4/11/23

Label #4233888022

"Showdown!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Don't miss the most unbelievable mutant showdown as the X-Men battle the Master of Magnetism himself aboard Magneto's orbiting satellite - Asteroid M! Even if Xavier's team of heroes can somehow find a way to defeat their enemy, how will they survive the harsh cold void of space? Plus, more secrets revealed about Storm's past. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.35.

Weird (1966 Eerie) Vol. 11 #3 VG+ 4.5

Water spotting.

Cover by Oscar Novelle. Stories and art by Antonio Reynoso, Oscar Fraga, Larry Woromay, Cirilo Munoz, Chic Stone, and Dick Ayers. The first series from 1960s publisher Eerie presents gory tales of horror and the macabre, many "reanimated" from classic pre-Code horror comics. Something evil is stalking the sewers and catacombs of Paris. An Aztec mummy revives and wreaks havoc at a museum. A man hopes to smuggle his wife out of plague-ridden Paris in a coffin. The Sewer Werewolves; Death Trap; The Twisted Brain; The Dead Demons; Devil's Plague; The Slimy Mummy; The Swamp-Witch; Vampire Flower; The Devil's Looking Glass; Stay Out of My Grave. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.50.