Auctions: comic books September 1979

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 187N FN+ 6.5

Newsstand Edition. "The Call of the Mountain Thing!" Part 3 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. One of the classic Avengers issues of the bronze age! Chthon has possessed the Scarlet Witch! And now Wanda is wreaking havoc across Central Europe! Six avengers are on the way to help Quicksilver, but the likes of Thor, Iron Man, and the Vision are not among them! Does this group of avengers have the raw power to defeat Modred the Mystic and Chthon? After the Falcon, Wasp, Ms. Marvel, Wonder Man, and Cap fall to the elder demon; the end of the world appears close at hand! But the resourceful Hank McCoy finds a piece of Wundagore Mountain's history. And in stunning fashion, one of the knights of Wundagore rides again! Will the Beast lead the charge to an inspiring victory? Or will Chthon's master plan succeed? Avengers Assemble! Cameo appearance by Bova. Final appearance of Django Maximoff. Flashback cameos by Morgan Le Fey, Magnus, Magda, Agatha Harkness, and the High Evolutionary. Avengers Lineup: Beast, Captain America, Falcon, Ms. Marvel, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, the Wasp, and Wonder Man. (Notes: Uncanny X-Men 125 provides the final clue concerning the true identity of Pietro and Wanda's father. In the Vision and the Scarlet Witch Limited Series (1st series) issue 4, the long-awaited reunion between father (super-villain) and children (avengers) takes place. This three-part story was reprinted in 1994 in the trade paperback: The Yesterday Quest. The letters page includes a letter from comics editor Cat Yronwode.) 36 pages Cover price $0.40.

Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4706717003

Reprints: "Attack by the Army of Tomorrow!" by Elliot Maggin, Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson from Superman #265; "The Midnight Murder Show!" by Cary Bates, Curt Swan and Kurt Schaffenberger from Action Comics #442; "Superman Under the Red Sun!" by Edmond Hamilton and Al Plastino from Action Comics #300; "The Adventures of Mental Man!" by Bill Finger, Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye from Action Comics #196; "Lex Luthor, Hero!", "Luthor's Super-Bodyguard!" and "The Death of Superman!" by Jerry Siegel, Curt Swan and George Klein from Superman #149. Ross Andru cover. Cover price $0.95.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 160N CGC 8.5 SS Miller

Paper: White

Signed by Klaus Janson and Frank Miller on 4/17/23 Newsstand Edition

Label #4234140001

Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. In the Hands of Bullseye, script by Roger McKenzie, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Matt and Heather visit her father's grave; Bullseye captures Black Widow to flush DD out; appearances by Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson; cameo by J. Jonah Jameson. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 125D CGC 7.5 SS Claremont

Paper: White

Signed by Chris Claremont on 4/11/23

Label #4233889019

Direct Edition. As the cover says: the dramatic return of Phoenix! "There's Something Awful on Muir Island!" "...!" Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. First appearance of Mutant X (Proteus). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40.