Auctions: comic books June 1981

Charlton Bullseye (1981) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4732279007

Cover pencils by Dan Reed, inks by Bob McLeod. The Enigma!, script by Benjamin Smith, pencils by Dan Reed, inks by Dan Reed, Al Val, and Bill Black; The Question meets the Blue Beetle as the Enigma's men hijack the Beetle's flying Bug; The pair use a homing device to track the Bug to the Enigma's warehouse hideout, where they have to overcome a series of deathtraps. Ads for Cap'n Catnip and Womble, Jack Bunny, and Neil the Horse. Cover price $0.50.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 231 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4311805003

"In The Gathered Gloom!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott, and Jerome Moore. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott. The good news is that Mr. Fantastic has removed the threat of the Ebon Seeker from the Earth, but the bad news is that Reed had to send the entire city block surrounding the Baxter Building into the Negative Zone to do it. And needless to say the transplanted New Yorkers are not happy! Fortunately, Reed has a plan to get everyone back to Manhattan, but the natives are growing restless! By the way that plan better include defeating a new Negative Zone villain...Stygorr! 36 pages Cover price $0.50.

Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) 55D CGC 9.2 SS Miller

Paper: White

Signed by Frank Miller on 04/17/2023.

Label #4225812003

Direct Edition. "The Big Blow Out" Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Luke McDonnell. Inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by Frank Miller. Thanks to a legal technicality, one of Captain Marvel's deadliest foes is released from Project Pegasus. And now the Spectacular Spider-Man has an explosive problem on his hands...Nitro! Neither hero nor villain knows much about the other's powers, but that doesn't prevent the pair from waging a terrific battle across Manhattan! (Note: Nitro previously appeared in Omega the Unknown 8.) 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) 38N CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3931538019

Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Steve Leialoha. Criminal at Large!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Steve Leialoha (breakdowns) and Bob Wiacek (finished art), inks by Bob Wiacek (pages 1-16), Danny Bulanadi (page 23), Bruce Patterson (page 26), and Alan Weiss (page 27-28); The X-Men help Spider-Woman take down Black Tom and his allies; Jessica becomes a private investigator. 32 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 146D CGC 4.0 SS Claremont

Paper: Off white to white

Signed by Chris Claremont on 04/11/2023.

Label #4233891001

Direct Edition. "Murderworld!" Part 2 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein. Can the X-Men escape the diabolical death traps created by sadistic madman Arcade. Even if they can they still have to face the power of Doctor Doom! Meanwhile, Banshee, Havok, Polaris, and Iceman face death around every corner in Arcade's nefarious Murderworld. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50.