Auctions: comic books May 1981

Eclipse Magazine (1981) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4598409008

Eclipse Magazine is a venue for more mature graphic storytelling. Issue #1 includes: Slab by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers, Amber III by Jim Starlin, Death by Howard Cruse, Chimera by P. Craig Russell, Cartoon Man by Marc Hempel, Loose Hips Sink Ships by Chris Browne and Trina Robbins, and Ms. Tree by Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty. Cover price $2.95.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 297 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4612342001

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Dick Giordano. Capt Cold's Cold Cold Flame, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bob Smith; Barry's dad moves in with him, and Captain Cold seemingly becomes a super-hero. Multiplex Means Multiple Choice...Death!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Bob Wiacek; Firestorm encounters Multiplex. Subscription form with Batman. Back cover Donruss baseball card ad with Mike Schmidt and George Brett. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 105 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4374757005

"A Small Circle of Hate" Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk, Power Man, and Iron Fist. Script by Mike Barr. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Al Milgrom. After the Hulk forces Luke Cage and Danny Rand's plane to crash, the two heroes for hire find themselves in the American Southwest surrounded by strange locals with a shotgun! The desert people just want Power Man to remove the large boulder that has covered up their spring of fresh water. But Luke Cage can't lift the giant rock, but maybe the Hulk could smash it! How will Power Man and Iron Fist trick the enraged Hulk into crushing the boulder? Back up story: "Wolves in Designer's Clothing" Script by Mike Barr. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Mike Esposito. During a fashion show, Colleen Wing and Misty Knight help the heroes for hire stop an armed robbery. 36 pages. Cover price $0.50.

New Adventures of Superboy (1980 DC) 17 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4610807008

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Clark uses his mind prober machine to learn how Jor-El built robots in "To Fight The Unbeatable Foe." Continued next issue. Characters: Lana Lang; Carl Draper. Written by Cary Bates, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt. Plus: 8-page Krypto story "It's A Dog's Life," where Krypto gets a rabies shot. Written by Bob Rozakis, with art by John Calnan and Dave Hunt. Cover by Schaffenberger and Hunt. Cover price $0.50.

Playboy Magazine (1953-Present HMH Publishing) Vol. 28 #5 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4591731006

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The world's longest running men's magazine, featuring advice columns, pictorials, illustrations and humor. In this issue: Miss World for a Day - World-Class Photos of the Beauty Who Walked Out on the Title; Is There Life After Life? - Playboy Interviews Elisabeth Kubler-Ross; Beauties of the Balkans - Good News from the Eastern Front; Rodney Dangerfield - Mr. Splendor Offers a Fashion Tip for Spring; The Dorothy Stratten Story; How to Stop Worrying and Love Your Home Computer; and Beyond the Oscars...Playboy Cites the Year's Best, Worst, Weirdest and Wildest - Everything You Really Go to the Movies For. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $2.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 145N CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4631898008

Newsstand Edition. "Kidnapped!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein. Arcade returns to plague the X-Men but this time he is not alone. Marvel's Merry Mutants must match wits with the most dangerous man in the Marvel Universe - Doctor Doom! Plus, Cyclops finds himself marooned on a desert island in the middle of no where. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50.