Auctions: comic books August 1982

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 231 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4708127013

Direct Edition. Caught in the Act..." Part 1 of 2. Script by Roger Stern. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom. All roads lead to Maxie's Bar for a pow-wow with the notorious underworld informant Nose Norton! Four people wanting to shake down the Nose gather outside this shady west side dive: Ned Leeds, Marla Madison, Spider-Man, and the Cobra! And as expected a major fracas breaks out! But Spidey isn't overly concerned because he's beaten the Cobra before (and most recently in Spectacular Spider-Man 46). However unbeknownst to the amazing one, someone else is also on the way to Maxie's Bar! Someone the web-slinger has never met. Unfortunately, it's not Doctor Jekyll...its Mister Hyde! Wow! Things are about to get real next issue! Appearances by J. Jonah Jameson and Betty Brant Leeds. Cameo by Mister Hyde. Flashback cameo by Captain America. (Notes: This story was reprinted in Spider-Man Magazine 4.) 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 245N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4700874016

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Newsstand Edition. "Childhood's End" Script and Art by John Byrne. Cover by John Byrne. While Sue tapes an interview for a local TV show, a tragedy unfolds at the Baxter Building. And by the time the Invisible Girl arrives back home; Reed, Ben, and Johnny have been knocked out by a tall, blonde-haired stranger with amazing powers! Who is this man? Can the Invisible Girl provide the answers to his questions? 36 pages Cover price $0.60.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 161D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4700857002

Direct Edition. "If the Moonman Should Fail!" Guest-starring Moon Knight. Story by Denny O'Neil. Art by Luke McDonnell, Mike Esposito, and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Al Milgrom. Tony Stark and Steven Grant visit Project Neptune, an undersea power generating facility, and discover that the subversive technologists of Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM) have seized the facility. Can the two superheroes work together and defeat AIM? 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 160D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4700567021

Direct Edition. "Chutes and Ladders!" Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Brent Anderson and Bob Wiacek. Marvel's Merry Mutants must match wits and brawn with a pair of macabre adversaries from the nether realm. Plus, don't miss a startling change come over Peter's little sister Illyana. NOTE: 1st appearance of Belasco and S'ym. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.