Auctions: comic books March 1981

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 214 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-1654578-007

Direct Edition. "Then Shall We Both Be Betrayed!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring the Sub-Mariner. Script by Denny O'Neil. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom. After torching Peter Parker's Chelsea apartment, the Wizard and Llyra go back to Ryker's Island and free the Sandman and the Trapster! And just like that the Frightful Four is together again! Meanwhile in midtown, a tired web-slinger (and his fellow tenants) check into a nice hotel following their narrow escape from their burning building last issue. But out of the blue the Sub-Mariner smashes into one of the adjoining rooms and threatens Peter's attractive neighbor! Aunt May's nephew is furious! Are Spider-Man and the Avenging Son going to throw down again? Why yes they are! And the winner gets...the Frightful Four! (Notes: Llyra previously appeared in Sub-Mariner (1st series) 50. This issue includes a bizarre full-page parody of the cover to the classic Uncanny X-Men 142 (by Jim Salicrup and Terry Austin). The Sentinel on the cover says: "Hi kids! We're back again! And we've killed all the X-Men! Really! 'Cept Kitty, and she's real small." It's believed that Amazing Spider-Man 214 was the only issue that featured this special advertisement.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 295 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4612341025

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Giordano. In Grodd We Trust, script by Cary Bates, art by Don Heck; Flash and gorilla pal Solovar battle one another. By The Dangerous Sea, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Bob Wiacek; Firestorm encounters the Human Typhoon. Hostess Cup Cakes ad with Wonder Woman. Star Wars Fan Club ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 290D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4629337009

Direct Edition. 1st "I... Vampire!" Cover by Joe Kubert. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction written by Len Wein and drawn by Greg Curry; 10 page I... Vampire! story "I... Vampire!" starring Andrew Bennett (introduction), Deborah Dancer, Dmitri Mishkin and Mary Seward (flashback), written by J.M. DeMatteis and drawn by Tom Sutton; 5 page story "An Exercise in Fear" written by Murray Boltinoff (as Bill Dennehy) and drawn by Ernie Chan; 7 page story "Special Defects" written by George Kashdan & Don Glut (story idea) and drawn by Ruben Yandoc; 1 page Cain's Game Room story by Dave Manak. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 103 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4374757003

"The Assassin Academy" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Ant-Man. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Jerry Bingham. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Jerry Bingham and Joe Rubinstein. Peter Parker and Scott Lang cross paths as both men investigate a mysterious organized crime operation in a warehouse on Lower Manhattan. The web-slinger is the first hero to go inside...and subsequently go down to defeat at the hands of the Taskmaster! Next, it's Ant-Man's turn! However, the miniature hero succeeds in infiltrating the complex and freeing the wall-crawler! Now the astonishing Ant-Man and the Amazing Spider-Man pursue the Taskmaster to the top of the World Trade Center for their fight to the finish! (Notes: The Taskmaster appeared previously in Avengers 196 and appears next in Avengers 223. This issue features a full-page ad for Dazzler 1.) 36 pages Cover price $0.50.

New Teen Titans (1980) (Tales of ...) 5N CGC 9.2 Qualified

Paper: White

Cover detached from bottom staple.

Label #4661408017

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Newsstand Edition. Trigon and his warrior Goronn arrive on Earth with conquest on the brain in "Trigon Lives!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Romeo Tanghal. Psimon. George Perez cover. First full appearance of Trigon. Cover price $0.50.

World's Finest (1941) 267 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4657810009

52-page giant. The Challengers of the Unknown guest star in the Superman/Batman story, "When Strike the Gravity-Masters" (script by Cary Burkett, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano), Black Canary in "With This Gun I Thee Slay" (script by Bob Haney, pencils by Trevor Eeden, inks by Vince Colletta), Red Tornado in "Future Shock" (script by J.M. DeMatteis, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Kim DeMulder), Hawkman in "The Insect Invasion of Midway City" (script by Bob Rozakis, pencils Alex Saviuk, inks by Rodin Rodriguez), and Captain Marvel in "Assault of the Rock Eternity" (script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Bob Smith). Comic strip by Fred Hembeck. Buckler cover pencils, Dick Giordano cover inks. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.