Auctions: comic books August 1979

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 195 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4596313012

Direct Edition. "Nine Lives of the Black Cat!" Part 2 of 2. Second appearance of the Black Cat. Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and many hands (finishes). Cover by Keith Pollard and Al Milgrom. The Black Cat successfully breaks her father out of prison! And leaves the Spectacular Spider-Man lying in the rubble with a broken arm! What a stroke of bad luck for the web-slinger! However the wondrous wall-crawler is undeterred! And despite his wounded wing, the amazing one tracks down the mischievous cat several hours later! Will Spidey and Felicia end their game of cat & mouse on a friendly note...or a fatal one? Meanwhile, a telegram arrives at Peter Parker's apartment...and with it devastating news for Aunt May's nephew. Brief origin of the Black Cat. Cameo appearances by the Kingpin, Aunt May, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, Mysterio (in civilian clothes), and the burglar. (Notes: The Black Cat returns in Amazing Spider-Man 204. The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson.) 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 195N VG/FN 5.0

Newsstand Edition. "Nine Lives of the Black Cat!" Part 2 of 2. Second appearance of the Black Cat. Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and many hands (finishes). Cover by Keith Pollard and Al Milgrom. The Black Cat successfully breaks her father out of prison! And leaves the Spectacular Spider-Man lying in the rubble with a broken arm! What a stroke of bad luck for the web-slinger! However the wondrous wall-crawler is undeterred! And despite his wounded wing, the amazing one tracks down the mischievous cat several hours later! Will Spidey and Felicia end their game of cat & mouse on a friendly note...or a fatal one? Meanwhile, a telegram arrives at Peter Parker's apartment...and with it devastating news for Aunt May's nephew. Brief origin of the Black Cat. Cameo appearances by the Kingpin, Aunt May, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, Mysterio (in civilian clothes), and the burglar. (Notes: The Black Cat returns in Amazing Spider-Man 204. The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson.) 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 186N CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4309966008

Newsstand Edition. "Nights of Wundagore!" Part 2 of 3. Plot by Mark Gruenwald and Steven Grant. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Dan Green. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The situation in Transia has taken a turn for the worse! While Bova tells Pietro about his childhood, Wanda wages a life-and-death struggle against Modred the Mystic atop Wundagore Mountain! Unfortunately, the battle goes poorly and an elder demon from centuries ago possesses the Scarlet Witch! Recognizing the imminent danger, Quicksilver makes a mad dash to the only telephone in the village...and places a desperate call to Avengers Mansion! Can the lightning-fast avenger contain his sister's destructive rampage while the other avengers travel to Transia? Hope is fading by the minute! Flashback cameos by the High Evolutionary, Magda, Jonathan Drew, Robert Frank, and Madeline Frank. 36 pages Cover price $0.40.

Comix World Newsletter (1973 Clay Geerdes) Fanzine 126 FN- 5.5

Comix World Newsletter (1973 Clay Geerdes) Fanzine 128 VG/FN 5.0

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 125N FN- 5.5

Newsstand Edition. "The Monaco Prelude" Part 3 of 5. Guest-starring Captain America and Ant-Man (aka Scott Lang). Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by Bob Layton. In a shocking development, Iron Man killed the Carnelian ambassador with an inadvertent repulsor ray blast last issue. And now Tony Stark must hand over his armor to the police and figure out what to do next! With assistance from Ant-Man and the Sentinel of Liberty, Tony learns that a mysterious man in Monaco is responsible for the deadly malfunction of his armor! So the golden avenger (sans armor) and Rhodey fly to Monte Carlo to clear Iron Man's name! This won't be Tony's typical vacation on the French Riviera! Cameo appearances by the Beast, Falcon, Ms. Marvel, Vision, Wasp, Whiplash, Ed Koch, Bethany Cabe, and Justin Hammer. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

Rampage Magazine (UK 1978 Marvel) Monthly 14 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

United Kingdom.

Label #4691149021

An anthology magazine from Marvel UK, reprinting US superhero stories in a black-and-white format. This issue features Night of the Demon, from X-Men #96, written by Bill Mantlo and Chris Claremont, with art by Dave Cockrum. Also, the first part of The Color of Hate from The Hulk magazine #12. Written by Doug Moench, with art by Ron Wilson and Ernie Chan. Plus a backup story starring Dr. Strange. 52 pages. Cover price 0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 70N CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4619891015

Newsstand Edition. Final issue of the series. Giant-size issue. The battle between Quincy Harker and Dracula comes to a climax in "Lords of the Undead!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Janus and Domini appearances. Blade cameo. Letter to the editor from comics writer Peter Sanderson. Colan/Palmer cover. Cover price $0.60.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 124N FN+ 6.5

Newsstand Edition. "He Only Laughs when I Hurt!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Colleen Wing. Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin. How can the X-Men be expected to survive Arcade's sinister funhouse of death Murder World when their strongest teammate Colossus has been turned against them? 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40.