Auctions: comic books June 1982

GI Joe A Real American Hero (1982 Marvel) 1N VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Newsstand Edition. Giant size issue - "Operation: Lady Doomsday!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Herb Trimpe and Bob McLeod. Cobra is a sinister terrorist organization bent on world domination! There is only one thing standing in their way - GI Joe, the free world's elite strike force and a band of highly trained super soldiers who fight for freedom, justice and the American way. Yo, Joe! 1st appearance of Hawk, Snake-eyes, Scarlett, Clutch, Rock 'n' Roll, Stalker, Breaker, Flash, Grand Slam, Short-Fuse, Grunt, Cobra Commander and the Baroness. Includes back-up story "Hot Potato!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Don Perlin and Jack Abel. Starring Snake-eyes, Scarlett, and Rock 'n' Roll. Also includes a 2-page diagram of "The Pit," the G.I. Joe Command Center. 52 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

Moon Knight (1980 1st Series) 20 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3783549019

"Cut Adrift Off the Coast of America!" Written by Doug Moench, with art by Bill Sienkiewicz and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Arsenal holds the city of New York hostage with oil tankers wired to explode at key geographic locations, and Moon Knight has to try to take him down to prevent the calamity and to rescue Marlene, who is still posing as one of his female bodyguards. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.