Auctions: comic books June 1980

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 196N CGC 9.0 SS Michelinie

Paper: White

Signed by David Michelinie on 6/6/23.

Label #4239661003

Newsstand Edition. "The Terrible Toll of the Taskmaster" Guest-starring Ant-Man. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by George Perez. Inks by Jack Abel. Cover by George Perez and Joe Rubinstein. A brand new villain, the Taskmaster, has turned the tables on the Wasp, Yellowjacket, and Ant-Man! The three insect-like super-heroes are prisoners inside the Taskmaster's training academy! The good news is that seven avengers are waiting outside the training compound, but the bad news...none of them know that their teammates are in grave danger! However, Earth Mightiest Heroes follow the ants, and the trail leads to the Taskmaster! Is the villain with the photographic reflexes ready to battle the Avengers? Choose wisely dear Taskmaster! First (full) appearance and origin of the Taskmaster. (Notes: The Taskmaster appears next in Marvel Team-Up 103. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Kurt Busiek.) 36 pages Cover price $0.40.

Defenders (1972 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 84MJ CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

"Mark Jewelers" insert. Newsstand Edition.

Label #4266254003

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.40.

Rampaging Hulk (1977 Magazine) 21 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4589917018

Includes: cover art by Bob Larkin; one-page Hulk art, Pencils by Brent Anderson, Inks by Joe Rubinstein; Into the Myth-Realm, Script by Doug Moench, Art by Bob McLeod; Marvel's Changing Heroes article by Tom Rogers; The Movie Critics Don't See, article by Jeff Mundo; and All in Color for a Crime! with Dominic Fortune, Script by Denny O'Neil, Art by Howard Chaykin. 68 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 36 VF 8.0

Direct Edition. "Red Queen Rising!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by Carmine Infantino and Bob Wiacek. The Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader, increases his efforts to capture the hero who destroyed the Death Star and thus caused the Sith Lord his greatest defeat. Cover price $0.40.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 134N VG/FN 5.0 Newsstand Variant

Newsstand Edition. The Dark Phoenix Saga: Part 6 of 9 - "Too Late, The Heroes!" Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The X-Men finally turn the tables on their captors, but too late to help Jean Grey. For months the Master of Illusion, Mastermind, in the guise of Jason Wyngarde, has been psychically seducing Jean. However, his mental tampering has unleashed the most dangerous creature this universe has ever seen. Thus, the Dark Phoenix is born, and no force on earth may be able to stop her. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40.